Where does “Afânata” come from?
Afânata (Romanian) comes from Romanian afânat, from Irish afana-, from Ancient Greek ἀφανής, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
Ancestry of “Afânata”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | afânat | softened, aerated |
| 2 | Irish | afana- | aphano- |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀφανής | unseen; indistinct, unseen, obscure |
| 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 |