English
adelphic
Adelphic comes from Ancient Greek ἀδελφικός ‘brotherly’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *sm̥-gʷelbʰ-ós ‘one/same womb’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sm̥-gʷelbʰ-ós‘one/same womb’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*əgʷelpʰós‘brother’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀδελφόςadelphós‘brother’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀδελφικόςadelphikós‘brotherly’
- Englishtodayadelphic
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sm̥-gʷelbʰ-ós‘one/same womb’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*əgʷelpʰós‘brother’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀδελφόςadelphós‘brother’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀδελφικόςadelphikós‘brotherly’
- Englishtodayadelphic
Equivalent to adelpho- + -ic
Proto-Indo-European *sm̥-gʷelbʰ-ós ‘one/same womb’
Proto-Hellenic *əgʷelpʰós ‘brother’
Ancient Greek ἀδελφός ‘brother’
English adelpho-
Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *sm̥-gʷelbʰ-ós
Today it means
adj Describing a form of polyandry in which a woman is married to two or more brothers
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sm̥-gʷelbʰ-ós / adelphic