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Where does “azymus” come from?

azymus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ἄζυμος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

azymus (Latin): unleavened, tharf; pure, uncorrupted

Definitions

  1. unleavened, tharf; pure, uncorrupted

Ancestry of “azymus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἄζυμοςunleavened; the paschal feast; uncorrupted,...
2Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
3Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
4Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “azymus”

  • azyme
  • azymous
  • azyme
  • azyma
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