English
hamarthritis
Hamarthritis comes from Ancient Greek ἅμα ‘together’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *sem- ‘one’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sem-1‘one’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἅμα2háma‘together’
- Englishtodayhamarthritis2
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek ἅμα
- 2 Wiktionary, English hamarthritis
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sem-Wiktionary, Ancient Greek ἅμα‘one’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἅμαWiktionary, English hamarthritisháma‘together’
- EnglishtodayhamarthritisWiktionary, English hamarthritis
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *sem- ‘one’
some, same, single, seem, simple, simply, similar, soft, sam, sincerely, simulation, resemble, assemble, singular, resemblance, simultaneous, simulate, anomaly, semblance, sincerity, assimilate, anomalous, synapse, homology, homeopathic, insincere, hyphen, simile, simulacrum, sempre, homolog, synchronise, 45 more
Today it means
noun Generalized arthritis, affecting all the joints.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “hamarthritis”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Ancient Greek ἅμα. 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 / Proto-Indo-European *sem- / hamarthritis