ἄσφαλτος
Ancient Greek
noun
Definitions
- asphalt, bitumen
Etymology
Prefix from Ancient Greek σφάλλω (I bring down, cast down, fall, I ruin, overthrow).
Origin
Ancient Greek
σφάλλω
Gloss
I bring down, cast down, fall, I ruin, overthrow
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- asphalt English
- asphaltum Latin
- asfalto Italian
- asfalto Spanish, Castilian
- σφάλλω Ancient Greek
- σφάλσις Ancient Greek
- σφαλερός Ancient Greek
- ἀσφάλτιον Ancient Greek
- *(s)gʷʰh₂el- Proto-Indo-European
- asfalt Norwegian Bokmål
- asfaltere Norwegian Bokmål
- asfalto Portuguese
- asfalt Norwegian Nynorsk
- asfaltere Norwegian Nynorsk
- asfalto Galician
- άσφαλτος Greek (modern)
- asphalte Middle French
- asfalt Azerbaijani
- asphaltum LL