Where does “amalgamatus” come from?
amalgamatus (Medieval Latin) comes from Latin amalgamare, from Latin amalgamo, from Latin amalgama, from Medieval Latin amalgama, from Arabic اَلْمَلْغَم, from Ancient Greek μάλαγμα, from Ancient Greek μαλάσσω, from Ancient Greek μαλακός — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
Ancestry of “amalgamatus”, step by step
amalgamatus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin amalgamare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | amalgamare | — |
| 2 | Latin | amalgamo | To amalgamate |
| 3 | Latin | amalgama | amalgam |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | amalgama | mercury alloy; amalgam |
| 5 | Arabic | اَلْمَلْغَم | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μάλαγμα | An emollient, a cataplasm; A padding used in... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μαλάσσω | to soften; to make soft; soften |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μαλακός | soft, tender; gentle; soft, mild, gentle |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |
via Latin amalgam
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | amalgam | — |