Where does “adiantum” come from?

adiantum (Polish) comes from Latin adiantum, from Ancient Greek ἀδίαντον, from Ancient Greek ἀδίαντος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

adiantum (Polish): adiantum, maidenhair

Definitions

  1. adiantum, maidenhair

Ancestry of “adiantum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinadiantummaidenhair fern
2Ancient Greekἀδίαντονmaidenhair
3Ancient Greekἀδίαντοςnot wet, dry
4Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
5Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
7Proto-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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