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Where does “adamaunt” come from?

adamaunt (Middle English) comes from Middle English adamant, from Latin adamantem, from Ancient Greek ἀδάμας, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

adamaunt (Middle English): Alternative form of adamant

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of adamant

Ancestry of “adamaunt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishadamantadamant, adamantine; An invulnerable or...
2Latinadamantemaccusative singular of adamās
3Ancient Greekἀδάμαςadamant, the hardest metal; a hard metal...
4Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
5Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
7Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “adamaunt”

  • adamant
  • adamantly
  • adamantium
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