Where does “atrofia” come from?

atrofia (Polish) comes from Ancient Greek ἀτροφία, from Ancient Greek ἄτροφος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

atrofia (Polish): atrophy

Definitions

  1. atrophy

Ancestry of “atrofia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀτροφίαa wasting away; lack of food, hunger
2Ancient Greekἄτροφοςill-fed, un-nourished
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 “atrofia

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