Where does “asfaltobeton” come from?
asfaltobeton (Polish) comes from Polish asfalt, from French asphalte, from Latin asphaltum, from Ancient Greek ἄσφαλτος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
asfaltobeton (Polish): asphalt concrete
Definitions
- asphalt concrete
Ancestry of “asfaltobeton”, step by step
asfaltobeton traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish asfalt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | asfalt | asphalt; tar baby; nigger |
| 2 | French | asphalte | asphalt; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 3 | Latin | asphaltum | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἄσφαλτος | asphalt, bitumen |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |