Where does “adespotos” come from?

adespotos (New Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ἀδέσποτος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

adespotos (New Latin): masterless; ownerless; accusative masculine...

Definitions

  1. masterless; ownerless; accusative masculine...

Ancestry of “adespotos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀδέσποτοςwithout master owner; anonymous; ungovernable
2Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
3Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
4Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem-Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-
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