Where does “amaranthine” come from?

amaranthine (English) comes from Ancient Greek ἀμάραντος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

amaranthine (English): A dark reddish-purple colour; The amaranth...

Definitions

  1. A dark reddish-purple colour; The amaranth...

Ancestry of “amaranthine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀμάραντοςeternal, undying, unfading, unwilting; amaranth;...
2Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
3Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
4Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “amaranthine”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- →