Where does “asfalt” come from?
asfalt (Swedish) comes from Late Latin asphaltum, from Ancient Greek ἄσφαλτος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
asfalt (Swedish): asphalt, asphalt concrete
Definitions
- asphalt, asphalt concrete
Ancestry of “asfalt”, step by step
asfalt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Late Latin asphaltum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | asphaltum | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἄσφαλτος | asphalt, bitumen |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
via Latin asphaltus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | asphaltus | — |
Words derived from “asfalt”
- asfaltti
- asfaltera
- asfaltsläggare
- asvaltti
- asfalttiasema
- asfalttinen
- asfalttitaltta
- asfaltoida
- asfalttipäällysteinen
- asfalttipäällyste
- asfalttihuopa
- asfaltti-ihottuma
- asfalttiviidakko
- asfalttitie
- asfalttijärvi
- asfalttikone
- asfalttityöntekijä
- kumiasfaltti
- asvalttitaltta
- asvaltti-ihottuma
- asfaltointi
- asvaltoida
- asfaltoiminen
- asvalttinen