Where does “diamant” come from?
diamant (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch diamant, from French diamant, from Middle French diamant, from Old French diamant, from Late Latin diamas, from Latin adamās, from Ancient Greek ἀδάμας, from Ancient Greek ἀ- — together, one.
diamant (Afrikaans): diamond
Definitions
- diamond
Ancestry of “diamant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | diamant | diamond; a diamond; The size of type between... |
| 2 | French | diamant | diamond; needle; excelsior |
| 3 | Middle French | diamant | diamond |
| 4 | Old French | diamant | diamond |
| 5 | Late Latin | diamas | — |
| 6 | Latin | adamās | Adamant; the hardest steel or iron; diamond; an object made of adamant |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀδάμας | adamant, the hardest metal; a hard metal... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |