Where does “analfabeto” come from?
analfabeto (Portuguese) comes from Latin analphabētus, from Ancient Greek ἀναλφάβητος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
analfabeto (Portuguese): not or little instructed in letters; no or little...
Definitions
- not or little instructed in letters; no or little...
Ancestry of “analfabeto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | analphabētus | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀναλφάβητος | illiterate |
| 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 |