Where does “astat” come from?

astat (Maltese) comes from Italian astato, from Ancient Greek ἄστατος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

astat (Maltese): astatine

Definitions

  1. astatine

Ancestry of “astat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianastatoarmed with a pole or a rod; astatine
2Ancient Greekἄστατοςunstable; unsteady, volatile
3Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
4Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- →