Where does “atlas” come from?
atlas (Spanish) comes from Spanish Atlas, from Latin Ātlās, from Ancient Greek Ἄτλας, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
atlas (Spanish): atlas a bound collection of maps often including tables, illustrations or other text
Definitions
- atlas a bound collection of maps often including tables, illustrations or other text
Ancestry of “atlas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | Atlas | Atlas titan who holds the sky |
| 2 | Latin | Ātlās | the Titan Atlas |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἄτλας | the ‘Bearer’ of Heaven; Atlas; the 'Bearer' of... |
| 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 |