Where does “apatrid” come from?

apatrid (Romanian) comes from French apatride, from Ancient Greek ἄπατρις, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

apatrid (Romanian): stateless; A person who is not a citizen of any...

Definitions

  1. stateless; A person who is not a citizen of any...

Ancestry of “apatrid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchapatridestateless
2Ancient Greekἄπατριςstateless
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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