Where does “astat” come from?

astat (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes 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 (Norwegian Nynorsk): astatine

Definitions

  1. astatine

Ancestry of “astat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἄστατοςunstable; unsteady, volatile
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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