Where does “atóm” come from?
atóm (Slovene) comes from French atome, from Middle French athome, from Latin atomus, from Ancient Greek ἄτομος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
Ancestry of “atóm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | atome | atom; scrap, jot, iota, whit |
| 2 | Middle French | athome | atom |
| 3 | Latin | atomus | indivisible; an atom, particle incapable of being... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἄτομος | uncut; indivisible, not capable of being... |
| 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 |
Words derived from “atóm”