Where does “асфальтобетон” come from?
асфальтобетон (Ukrainian) comes from Russian асфа́льт, from French asphalte, from 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.
асфальтобетон (Ukrainian): asphalt concrete, asphalt, bituminous concrete, blacktop, tarmac
Definitions
- asphalt concrete, asphalt, bituminous concrete, blacktop, tarmac
Ancestry of “асфальтобетон”, step by step
асфальтобетон traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian асфа́льт
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | асфа́льт | asphalt |
| 2 | French | asphalte | asphalt; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 3 | Latin | asphaltum | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἄσφαλτος | asphalt, bitumen |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |