Where does “diamantring” come from?
diamantring (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk diamant, from Old French diamant, from Late Latin diamas, from Latin adamās, from Ancient Greek ἀδάμας, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- — together, one.
diamantring (Norwegian Nynorsk): a diamond ring
Definitions
- a diamond ring
Ancestry of “diamantring”, step by step
diamantring traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk diamant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | diamant | diamond; the smallest typeface in letterpress... |
| 2 | Old French | diamant | diamond |
| 3 | Late Latin | diamas | — |
| 4 | Latin | adamās | Adamant; the hardest steel or iron; diamond; an object made of adamant |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀδάμας | adamant, the hardest metal; a hard metal... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
via Norwegian Nynorsk ring
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | ring | ring; a circular piece of material; The ring,... |
| 2 | Old Norse | hringr | ring |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hringaz | ring, circle; curve; sound, ring |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)krengʰ- | to turn, bend |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |