Where does “asphalte” come from?

asphalte (Middle French) comes 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.

Ancestry of “asphalte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinasphaltum
2Ancient Greekἄσφαλτοςasphalt, bitumen
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

Words derived from “asphalte

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem-Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-