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Where does “amarante” come from?

amarante (French) comes from Translingual Amaranthus, 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.

amarante (French): amaranth; purpleheart

Definitions

  1. amaranth; purpleheart

Ancestry of “amarante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualAmaranthus—
2Latinamarantusamaranth
3Ancient Greekἀμάραντοςeternal, undying, unfading, unwilting; amaranth;...
4Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
5Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
7Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “amarante”

  • amaranth
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