Where does “nondiamond” come from?
nondiamond (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.
nondiamond (English): Not of or pertaining to diamond
Definitions
- Not of or pertaining to diamond
Ancestry of “nondiamond”, step by step
nondiamond traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English diamond
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | diamond | A glimmering glass-like mineral that is an... |
| 2 | Middle English | dyamaunt | diamond; A valuable individual |
| 3 | Old French | diamant | diamond |
| 4 | Late Latin | diamas | — |
| 5 | Latin | adamās | Adamant; the hardest steel or iron; diamond; an object made of adamant |
| 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 |