Where does “akolito” come from?

akolito (Tagalog) comes from Spanish acólito, from Late Latin acolythus, from Ancient Greek ἀκόλουθος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

akolito (Tagalog): acolyte

Definitions

acolyte

Ancestry of “akolito”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	acólito	acolyte; minion
2	Late Latin	acolythus	acolyte
3	Ancient Greek	ἀκόλουθος	following, attending
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

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