Where does “alectoria” come from?
alectoria (Spanish) comes from Latin alectoria, from Latin alectorius, from Ancient Greek ἀλέκτωρ, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
alectoria (Spanish): alectoria
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Ancestry of “alectoria”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | alectoria | A kind of magical stone said to be found in the... |
| 2 | Latin | alectorius | of or pertaining to a cock |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀλέκτωρ | cock, rooster; husband, consort; unwedded |
| 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 |