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Where does “diamantis” come from?

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

Ancestry of “diamantis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinadamantisgenitive singular of adamās
2Ancient Greekἀδάμαςadamant, the hardest metal; a hard metal...
3Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
4Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “diamantis”

  • giamanto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →