English
adelphous
Adelphous comes from Ancient Greek ἀδελφός ‘brother’, 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’
- Englishtodayadelphous
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’
- Englishtodayadelphous
Formed from -ous
Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *sm̥-gʷelbʰ-ós
Today it means
adj Having coalescent or clustered filaments.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sm̥-gʷelbʰ-ós / adelphous