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Where does “amulete” come from?

amulete (Middle French) comes from Latin amuletum, from Latin amylum, from Ancient Greek ἄμυλον, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

Ancestry of “amulete”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinamuletuman amulet
2Latinamylumstarch; gruel; fine meal
3Ancient Greekἄμυλονinflection of ἀμύλος : ## masculine accusative...
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 “amulete”

  • amulette
  • amuleto
  • amulet
  • amulet
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