Where does “amulet” come from?
amulet (Dutch) comes from French amulette, from Middle French amulete, from Latin amuletum, from Latin amylum, from Ancient Greek ἄμυλον, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- — together, one.
amulet (Dutch): amulet, talisman
Definitions
- amulet, talisman
Ancestry of “amulet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | amulette | amulet |
| 2 | Middle French | amulete | — |
| 3 | Latin | amuletum | an amulet |
| 4 | Latin | amylum | starch; gruel; fine meal |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἄμυλον | starch |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |