Where does “asimetrija” come from?
asimetrija (Latvian) comes from Ancient Greek ἀσυμμετρία, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
asimetrija (Latvian): asymmetry
Definitions
- asymmetry
Ancestry of “asimetrija”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἀσυμμετρία | disproportion, deformity |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |