Where does “ágamo” come from?

ágamo (Portuguese) comes from Ancient Greek ἄγαμος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

ágamo (Portuguese): agamic occurring without the union of male and female gametes

Definitions

  1. agamic occurring without the union of male and female gametes

Ancestry of “ágamo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἄγαμοςunmarried, single
2Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
3Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
4Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- →