Where does “ateistka” come from?
ateistka (Polish) comes from Polish ateista, from English atheist, from Middle French atheiste, from Latin atheos, from Ancient Greek ἄθεος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- — together, one.
Ancestry of “ateistka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | ateista | atheist |
| 2 | English | atheist | A person who does not believe in deities; A... |
| 3 | Middle French | atheiste | atheist |
| 4 | Latin | atheos | an atheist; one who rejected the gods worshipped... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἄθεος | without gods; rejecting or disdaining the belief... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |