Where does “abano” come from?

abano (Spanish) comes from Portuguese abano, from Portuguese á-, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

abano (Spanish): ceiling fan; fly-chaser

Definitions

  1. ceiling fan; fly-chaser

Ancestry of “abano”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseabanofan; the act of waving
2Portugueseá-a- not; without
3Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
4Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “abano”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ- →Every word from Portuguese á- →