Where does “ആസ്ബസ്റ്റോസ്” come from?
ആസ്ബസ്റ്റോസ് (Malayalam) comes from English asbestos, from Old French abestos, from Latin asbestos, from Ancient Greek ἄσβεστος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
ആസ്ബസ്റ്റോസ് (Malayalam): asbestos
Definitions
- asbestos
Ancestry of “ആസ്ബസ്റ്റോസ്”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | asbestos | Any of several fibrous mineral forms of magnesium... |
| 2 | Old French | abestos | asbestos |
| 3 | Latin | asbestos | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἄσβεστος | unquenchable, inextinguishable; endless,... |
| 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 |