Where does “abanos” come from?

abanos (Spanish) comes from Spanish abano, 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.

abanos (Spanish): plural of abano

Definitions

  1. plural of abano

Ancestry of “abanos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishabanoceiling fan; fly-chaser
2Portugueseabanofan; the act of waving
3Portugueseá-a- not; without
4Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
5Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
7Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ- →Every word from Portuguese á- →