Where does “amas” come from?
amas (French) comes from Italian ammasso, from Italian ammassare, from Latin amassāre, from Latin massa, from Ancient Greek μᾶζα, from Ancient Greek μάσσω, from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ǵyéti, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ǵ- — to knead, stroke.
amas (French): pile, heap; cluster
Definitions
- pile, heap; cluster
Ancestry of “amas”, step by step
amas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian ammasso
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | ammasso | pile, heap, mass; stockpile; thicket |
| 2 | Italian | ammassare | to pile up, accumulate, amass, hoard; to pack |
| 3 | Latin | amassāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | massa | mass, bulk; load, burden; dough |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μᾶζα | barley-bread or cake |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μάσσω | to handle, work with my hands, knead; to wipe |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mh₂ǵyéti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂ǵ- | to knead, stroke |