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Where does “ametisti” come from?

ametisti (Latvian) comes from Latvian ametists, from Ancient Greek ἀμέθυστος, from Ancient Greek μεθυστής, from Ancient Greek μεθύω, from Ancient Greek μέθυ, from Proto-Hellenic métʰu, from Proto-Indo-European médʰu — honey; honey wine, mead.

ametisti (Latvian): nominative plural form of ametists; vocative...

Definitions

  1. nominative plural form of ametists; vocative...

Ancestry of “ametisti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianametistsamethyst
2Ancient Greekἀμέθυστοςnot drunken, without drunkenness, sober; not...
3Ancient Greekμεθυστήςdrunken
4Ancient Greekμεθύωto get drunk; I am drunk
5Ancient Greekμέθυwine
6Proto-Hellenicmétʰuintoxicating drink; mead
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead
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