Where does “asfaltar” come from?
asfaltar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese asfalto, from Late Latin asphaltum, from Ancient Greek ἄσφαλτος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
asfaltar (Portuguese): to asphalt to pave with asphalt
Definitions
- to asphalt to pave with asphalt
Ancestry of “asfaltar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | asfalto | asphalt; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 2 | Late Latin | asphaltum | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἄσφαλτος | asphalt, bitumen |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |