Where does “atom” come from?

atom (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Ancient Greek ἄτομος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

atom (Norwegian Nynorsk): an atom

Definitions

  1. an atom

Ancestry of “atom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἄτομοςuncut; indivisible, not capable of being...
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

Words derived from “atom”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἄτομος →