Where does “известковый” come from?
известковый (Russian) comes from Russian извёстка, from Russian и́звесть, from Ancient Greek ἄσβεστος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
известковый (Russian): lime, quicklime
Definitions
- lime, quicklime
Ancestry of “известковый”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | извёстка | lime mortar; lime; lime-based whitewash |
| 2 | Russian | и́звесть | lime |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἄσβεστος | unquenchable, inextinguishable; endless,... |
| 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 |