Where does “acolyt” come from?

acolyt (Old French) comes from Ecclesiastical Latin acolytus, from Ancient Greek ἀκόλουθος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

Ancestry of “acolyt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ecclesiastical Latinacolytus
2Ancient Greekἀκόλουθοςfollowing, attending
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 “acolyt

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