Where does “Amasia” come from?
Amasia (English) comes from English Eurasia, from English Euro, from English eurocurrency, from English Euro-, from English Europe, from Middle English Europe, from Latin Eurōpa, from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπη — to see; eye.
Amasia (English): The hypothetical future supercontinent resulting from the merger of Eurasia and North America, predicted to form over the north pole in 50–200 million years’ time
Definitions
- The hypothetical future supercontinent resulting from the merger of Eurasia and North America, predicted to form over the north pole in 50–200 million years’ time
Ancestry of “Amasia”, step by step
Amasia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Eurasia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Eurasia | A region comprising parts of Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia; the countries of the former Soviet Union and the sphere of influence of Russia |
| 2 | English | Euro | Clipping of European; Alternative spelling of... |
| 3 | English | eurocurrency | Alternative form of Eurocurrency |
| 4 | English | Euro- | pertaining to Europe, especially as a political... |
| 5 | English | Europe | A political entity; the European Union |
| 6 | Middle English | Europe | — |
| 7 | Latin | Eurōpa | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Εὐρώπη | Europa; Europe |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ὤψ | to the eye; in the face; eye |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | ókʷs | eye |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ókʷs | eye |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ekʷ- | to see; eye |
via English America
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | America | — |
| 2 | Latin | America | — |
| 3 | Italian | Amerigo | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *Amalarīks | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | Haimarīks | Henry |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | rīks | king, ruler |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | rīxs | king |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |