Where does “amazonstone” come from?
amazonstone (English) comes from English amazon, from Spanish Amazonas, from Spanish amazona, from Latin amazon, from Ancient Greek Ἀμαζών, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- — together, one.
amazonstone (English): A bluish-green variety of microcline feldspar...
Definitions
- A bluish-green variety of microcline feldspar...
Ancestry of “amazonstone”, step by step
amazonstone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English amazon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | amazon | A tall, strong, athletic woman |
| 2 | Spanish | Amazonas | — |
| 3 | Spanish | amazona | horsewoman; amazon |
| 4 | Latin | amazon | an Amazon |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἀμαζών | Amazons, a nation of female warriors from western... |
| 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 English Stone
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Stone | for someone who lived near a stone worked with stone, from |
| 2 | Middle English | ston | Alternative form of stone |
| 3 | Old English | stān | stone, rock |
| 4 | Old Norse | Veggr | name of a dwarf |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wajjuz | wall |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wh̥₁yús | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₁y- | to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,... |