Where does “rizoaton” come from?
rizoaton (Romanian) comes from Italian rizoatono, from Italian atono, from Ancient Greek ἄτονος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
rizoaton (Romanian): arrhizotonic
Definitions
- arrhizotonic
Ancestry of “rizoaton”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | rizoatono | arrhizotonic |
| 2 | Italian | atono | unstressed; languid, apathetic, dull |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἄτονος | languid |
| 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 |