Where does “asilar” come from?
asilar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese asilo, from Latin asȳlum, from Ancient Greek ἄσυλον, from Ancient Greek ἄσυλος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
asilar (Portuguese): to shelter
Definitions
- to shelter
Ancestry of “asilar”, step by step
asilar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese asilo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | asilo | asylum; refuge, shelter; nursing home |
| 2 | Latin | asȳlum | asylum (place of refuge), sanctuary |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἄσυλον | sanctuary |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἄσυλος | safe from violence, inviolate |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
via Spanish asilo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | asilo | shelter, refuge; asylum |