Where does “diamantiferous” come from?
diamantiferous (English) comes from French diamant, from Middle French diamant, from Old French diamant, from Late Latin diamas, from Latin adamās, from Ancient Greek ἀδάμας, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə- — together, one.
diamantiferous (English): Yielding diamonds
Ancestry of “diamantiferous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | diamant | diamond; needle; excelsior |
| 2 | Middle French | diamant | — |
| 3 | Old French | diamant | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | diamas | — |
| 5 | Latin | adamās | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀδάμας | adamant, the hardest metal; a hard metal... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |