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Where does “amuletlike” come from?

amuletlike (English) comes from English amulet, from Middle French amulette, from Latin amuletum, from Latin amylum, from Ancient Greek ἄμυλον, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- — together, one.

amuletlike (English): Resembling or characteristic of an amulet

Definitions

  1. Resembling or characteristic of an amulet

Ancestry of “amuletlike”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishamuletA kind of protective charm or ornament, often...
2Middle Frenchamulette—
3Latinamuletuman amulet
4Latinamylumstarch; gruel; fine meal
5Ancient Greekἄμυλονinflection of ἀμύλος : ## masculine accusative...
6Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
7Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
8Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
9Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
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