Where does “anacoluto” come from?

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

anacoluto (Portuguese): anacoluthon; anacoluthia

Definitions

  1. anacoluthon; anacoluthia

Ancestry of “anacoluto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀνακόλουθονwithout sequence, anomalous
2Ancient Greekἀκόλουθοςfollowing, attending
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-
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