Where does “αδαμάντινος” come from?
αδαμάντινος (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀδαμάντινος, from Ancient Greek ἀδάμας, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
αδαμάντινος (Greek): made of diamond; adamantine; firm, unflinching
Definitions
- made of diamond; adamantine; firm, unflinching
Ancestry of “αδαμάντινος”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἀδαμάντινος | adamantine, of steel; hard as adamant |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀδάμας | adamant, the hardest metal; a hard metal... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |