Where does “asapalaʼ” come from?
asapalaʼ (Makasar) comes from Dutch asfalt, from Middle French asphalte, from Late Latin asphaltum, from Ancient Greek ἄσφαλτος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
asapalaʼ (Makasar): an asphalt road
Definitions
- an asphalt road
Ancestry of “asapalaʼ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | asfalt | asphalt |
| 2 | Middle French | asphalte | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | asphaltum | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἄσφαλτος | asphalt, bitumen |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |