Where does “diamànt” come from?
diamànt (Emilian) comes from Latin adamantem, from Ancient Greek ἀδάμας, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
diamànt (Emilian): diamond
Definitions
- diamond
Ancestry of “diamànt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | adamantem | accusative singular of adamās |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀδάμας | adamant, the hardest metal; a hard metal... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |