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Where does “amanita” come from?

amanita (English) comes from Ancient Greek ἀμανίτης, from Latin phallus, from Latin -oides, from Greek -ο, from Ancient Greek εἶδος, from Spanish -scopio, from Latin -scopium, from Ancient Greek σκοπέω — to see, to look, to observe.

amanita (English): Any of very many agaric mushrooms, of the genus...

Definitions

  1. Any of very many agaric mushrooms, of the genus...

Ancestry of “amanita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀμανίτης—
2Latinphallusan iconic phallic figure of the male member borne...
3Latin-oides-like, -form
4Greek-οending for "accusative singular" forms ; and some...
5Ancient GreekεἶδοςThat which is seen: form, image, shape;...
6Spanish-scopio-scope
7Latin-scopium—
8Ancient GreekσκοπέωI look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
9Ancient Greekσκοπόςwatcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
10Ancient GreekσκέπτομαιI look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
11Proto-Hellenicsképťomaito look at
12Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
13Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe

Words derived from “amanita”

  • amanitoid
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