Where does “aletargamiento” come from?
aletargamiento (Spanish) comes from Spanish aletargar, from Spanish letargo, from Latin lethargus, from Ancient Greek λήθαργος, from Ancient Greek ἀργός, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- — together, one.
aletargamiento (Spanish): hibernation state of inactivity during winter
Definitions
- hibernation state of inactivity during winter
Ancestry of “aletargamiento”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | aletargar | to make lethargic |
| 2 | Spanish | letargo | lethargy, tiredness |
| 3 | Latin | lethargus | lethargy, drowsiness |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λήθαργος | forgetful; lethargic; lethargy |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀργός | white, bright; swift; not working, idle |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |