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Where does “adamantis” come from?

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

adamantis (Latin): genitive singular of adamās

Definitions

  1. genitive singular of adamās

Ancestry of “adamantis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀδάμαςadamant, the hardest metal; a hard metal...
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

Words derived from “adamantis”

  • diamond
  • diamondback
  • nanodiamond
  • diamondlike
  • diamondiferous
  • diamondoid
  • diamantiferous
  • nondiamond
  • diamondless
  • hyperdiamond
  • diamond twill
  • diamond cut diamond
  • diamondize
  • diamantis
  • nanodiamant
  • diamanter
  • diamant
  • diamantifère
  • diamanthart
  • Diamantringeffekt
  • diamanten
  • diamantenhaltig
  • Diamantgitter
  • Diamantring
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