Where does “amase” come from?
amase (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto amasa, from Esperanto amaso, from French amas, from Italian ammasso, from Italian ammassare, from Latin amassāre, from Latin massa, from Ancient Greek μᾶζα — to knead, stroke.
amase (Esperanto): in large numbers / a large amount, en masse, in droves, in bulk
Definitions
- in large numbers / a large amount, en masse, in droves, in bulk
Ancestry of “amase”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | amasa | mass |
| 2 | Esperanto | amaso | mass large quantity |
| 3 | French | amas | pile, heap; cluster |
| 4 | Italian | ammasso | pile, heap, mass; stockpile; thicket |
| 5 | Italian | ammassare | to pile up, accumulate, amass, hoard; to pack |
| 6 | Latin | amassāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | massa | mass, bulk; load, burden; dough |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μᾶζα | barley-bread or cake |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | μάσσω | to handle, work with my hands, knead; to wipe |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mh₂ǵyéti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂ǵ- | to knead, stroke |