Where does “adamantine” come from?
Adamantine comes from Middle English adamantine, from Latin adamantinus, from Ancient Greek ἀδαμάντινος, formed with the Ancient Greek suffix -ῐνος.
adamantine (English): Made of adamant, or having the qualities of...
Definitions
- Made of adamant, or having the qualities of...
Ancestry of “adamantine”, step by step
adamantine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English adamantium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | adamantium | A fictional metal that is indestructible or... |
| 2 | English | adamant | Firm; unshakeable; unyielding; determined; Very... |
| 3 | Middle English | adamant | adamant, adamantine; An invulnerable or... |
| 4 | Latin | adamantem | accusative singular of adamās |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀδάμας | adamant, the hardest metal; a hard metal... |
| 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 |
via Middle English adamantine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | adamantine | Relating to adamant; adamantine |
| 2 | French | adamantin | adamantine |
| 3 | Latin | adamantinus | adamantine; incorruptible, impregnable;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀδαμάντινος | adamantine, of steel; hard as adamant |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ῐνος | added to nouns or adverbs to form adjectives relating to material, time, and so on: made of, during the time of |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |