Where does “asilo” come from?

asilo (Tagalog) comes from Spanish asilo, from Latin asȳlum, from Ancient Greek ἄσυλον, from Ancient Greek ἄσυλος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

asilo (Tagalog): asylum; refuge

Definitions

  1. asylum; refuge

Ancestry of “asilo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishasiloshelter, refuge; asylum
2Latinasȳlumasylum (place of refuge), sanctuary
3Ancient Greekἄσυλονsanctuary
4Ancient Greekἄσυλοςsafe from violence, inviolate
5Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
6Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
7Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
8Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem-Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-