Where does “amianto” come from?

amianto (Portuguese) comes from Latin amiantus, from Ancient Greek ἀμίαντος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

amianto (Portuguese): asbestos any of several fibrous mineral forms of magnesium silicate

Definitions

  1. asbestos any of several fibrous mineral forms of magnesium silicate

Ancestry of “amianto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinamiantus—
2Ancient Greekἀμίαντοςundefiled, pure; not to be defiled; a greenish...
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- →