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Where does “αμαζόνα” come from?

αμαζόνα (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek Ἀμαζών, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

αμαζόνα (Greek): Amazon; amazon

Definitions

  1. Amazon; amazon

Ancestry of “αμαζόνα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἈμαζώνAmazons, a nation of female warriors from western...
2Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
3Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
4Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
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