Where does “azbociment” come from?
azbociment (Romanian) comes from Romanian azbest, from French asbeste, from Latin asbestos, from Ancient Greek ἄσβεστος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
azbociment (Romanian): asbestos cement
Definitions
- asbestos cement
Ancestry of “azbociment”, step by step
azbociment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian azbest
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | azbest | asbestos |
| 2 | French | asbeste | asbestos |
| 3 | Latin | asbestos | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἄσβεστος | unquenchable, inextinguishable; endless,... |
| 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 Romanian ciment
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | ciment | cement |
| 2 | Italian | cimento | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 3 | French | ciment | cement |
| 4 | Latin | caementum | rough stone from the quarry; chips of marble;... |
| 5 | Latin | caedō | to cut, hew, fell |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kaidō | to cut, to hew, to fell |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂id- | — |