Where does “amiant” come from?
amiant (Polish) comes from French amiante, from Latin amiantus, from Ancient Greek ἀμίαντος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
amiant (Polish): amianthus
Definitions
- amianthus
Ancestry of “amiant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | amiante | asbestos |
| 2 | Latin | amiantus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀμίαντος | undefiled, pure; not to be defiled; a greenish... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |