Where does “amarantus” come from?

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

amarantus (English): amaranth

Definitions

  1. amaranth

Ancestry of “amarantus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinamarantusamaranth
2Ancient Greekἀμάραντοςeternal, undying, unfading, unwilting; amaranth;...
3Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
4Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- →