Where does “acierto” come from?
acierto (Tagalog) comes from Spanish acierto, from Spanish acertar, from Spanish á-, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
Ancestry of “acierto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | acierto | correct answer; being correct, being right;... |
| 2 | Spanish | acertar | to hit, to hit upon; to be right |
| 3 | Spanish | á- | a-, non-, -less |
| 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 |