Where does “diament” come from?
diament (Polish) comes from Middle High German dīamant, 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.
diament (Polish): diamond
Definitions
- diamond
Ancestry of “diament”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | dīamant | — |
| 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 |