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
- amaranth; purpleheart
Ancestry of “amarante”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | Amaranthus | genus |
| 2 | Latin | amarantus | amaranth |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀμάραντος | eternal, undying, unfading, unwilting; amaranth;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |