Where does “haplo-” come from?

haplo- (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek ἁπλόος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

haplo- (Translingual): Used to form taxonomic names; simple or single

Definitions

  1. Used to form taxonomic names; simple or single

Ancestry of “haplo-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἁπλόοςsingle; simple; honest, candid
2Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
3Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
4Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “haplo-”

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