Where does “atrofie” come from?
atrofie (Romanian) comes from French atrophie, from Latin atrophia, from Ancient Greek ἀτροφία, from Ancient Greek ἄτροφος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
atrofie (Romanian): atrophy
Ancestry of “atrofie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | atrophie | atrophy |
| 2 | Latin | atrophia | atrophy |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀτροφία | a wasting away; lack of food, hunger |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἄτροφος | ill-fed, un-nourished |
| 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 |