Where does “amaranto” come from?

amaranto (Esperanto) comes from Latin amarantus, from Ancient Greek ἀμάραντος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

amaranto (Esperanto): amaranth

Definitions

  1. amaranth

Ancestry of “amaranto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinamarantusamaranth
2Ancient Greekἀμάραντοςeternal, undying, unfading, unwilting; amaranth;...
3Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
4Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- →