Etymograph

English

amelic

Amelic comes from Ancient Greek μέλος ‘limb’.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμέλος1mélos‘limb’
  2. Englishtodayamelic1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English amelic

Earlier history uncertain. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμέλοςWiktionary, English amelicmélos‘limb’
  2. EnglishtodayamelicWiktionary, English amelic

Formed from a

Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos ‘one’

Proto-Germanic *ainaz ‘one’

Proto-West Germanic *ain ‘one’

Old English ān ‘one; a certain’

Middle English a

English a

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *mel- ‘limb’

multiple, mole, multitude, mucho, muy, multifarious, 28 more

through Ancient Greek μέλος ‘limb’

dulcimer, 14 more

Today it means

adj Born without limbs.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “amelic”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Ancient Greek μέλος / amelic

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