Where does “javazon” come from?
javazon (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.
javazon (English): An Amazon character focusing on javelin skills
Definitions
- An Amazon character focusing on javelin skills
Ancestry of “javazon”, step by step
javazon 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 javelin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | javelin | A light spear thrown with the hand and used as a... |
| 2 | Old French | javelline | a type of long, thin, spear used as a weapon |
| 3 | Old French | javelot | javelin |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | gabalottus | spear |
| 5 | Gaulish | gabalos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | gabalos | fork, forked branch |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰabʰlos | fork, branch of tree |