Where does “amarantine” come from?
amarantine (English) comes from English amaranthine, from Ancient Greek ἀμάραντος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
amarantine (English): Alternative form of amaranthine
Definitions
- Alternative form of amaranthine
Ancestry of “amarantine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | amaranthine | A dark reddish-purple colour; The amaranth... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀμάραντος | eternal, undying, unfading, unwilting; amaranth;... |
| 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 |