Where does “Atlas” come from?
Atlas (Portuguese) comes from Latin Atlas, from Ancient Greek Ἄτλας, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
Atlas (Portuguese): Atlas range
Ancestry of “Atlas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | Atlas | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Ἄτλας | the ‘Bearer’ of Heaven; Atlas; the 'Bearer' of... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |