Where does “almidón” come from?

almidón (Spanish) comes from Vulgar Latin amido, from Latin amylum, from Ancient Greek ἄμυλον, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

almidón (Spanish): starch

Definitions

  1. starch

Ancestry of “almidón”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinamido
2Latinamylumstarch; gruel; fine meal
3Ancient Greekἄμυλονstarch
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

Words derived from “almidón

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem-Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-