Where does “amoral” come from?

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

amoral (Portuguese): amoral

Definitions

  1. amoral

Ancestry of “amoral”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseá-a- not; without
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

Words derived from “amoral

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem-Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ-Every word from Portuguese á-
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