Where does “aspalto” come from?

aspalto (Tagalog) comes from Spanish asfalto, 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.

aspalto (Tagalog): asphalt

Definitions

asphalt

Ancestry of “aspalto”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	asfalto	asphalt
2	Late Latin	asphaltum	—
3	Ancient Greek	ἄσφαλτος	asphalt, bitumen
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- →