Where does “diamond cut diamond” come from?
diamond cut diamond (English) comes from English diamond, from Middle English dyamaunt, 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.
diamond cut diamond (English): Competitive or accusative, at a person who has...
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- Competitive or accusative, at a person who has...
Ancestry of “diamond cut diamond”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | diamond | A glimmering glass-like mineral that is an... |
| 2 | Middle English | dyamaunt | diamond; A valuable individual |
| 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 |