Where does “amasone” come from?

amasone (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Ancient Greek Ἀμαζών, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

amasone (Norwegian Nynorsk): an Amazon, member of a mythical race of female warriors

Definitions

  1. an Amazon, member of a mythical race of female warriors

Ancestry of “amasone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἈμαζώνAmazons, a nation of female warriors from western...
2Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
3Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
4Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
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