Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/ə-

This Proto-Hellenic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Hellenic

Etymology

    From Proto-Indo-European *n̥- (“un-”).[1]

    Alternative forms

    • *ən- (before words beginning with a vowel)
    • *nē-, *nā-, *nō- (before words beginning with a short vowel originating from a PIE laryngeal)

    Prefix

    *ə-

    1. un-, not
    2. without, lacking

    Derived terms

    Proto-Hellenic terms prefixed with *ə-
    Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/əkūmōn
    Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/əpatōr

    Descendants

    • Ancient Greek: ἀ- (a-)
      • Greek: α- (a-)
        • → English: a-
        • → Norwegian Bokmål: a-

    References

    1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἀ- 2”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1
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