Where does “djamantin” come from?
djamantin (Maltese) comes from Spanish diamantino, from Spanish diamanté, from Dutch diamant, from French diamant, from Middle French diamant, from Old French diamant, from Late Latin diamas, from Latin adamās — together, one.
djamantin (Maltese): diamond
Definitions
- diamond
Ancestry of “djamantin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | diamantino | Of or relating to diamonds; hard, solid,... |
| 2 | Spanish | diamanté | diamond |
| 3 | Dutch | diamant | diamond; a diamond; The size of type between... |
| 4 | French | diamant | diamond; needle; excelsior |
| 5 | Middle French | diamant | diamond |
| 6 | Old French | diamant | diamond |
| 7 | Late Latin | diamas | — |
| 8 | Latin | adamās | Adamant; the hardest steel or iron; diamond; an object made of adamant |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἀδάμας | adamant, the hardest metal; a hard metal... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |