Where does “amazona” come from?

amazona (Spanish) comes from Latin amazon, from Ancient Greek Ἀμαζών, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

amazona (Spanish): horsewoman; amazon

Definitions

  1. horsewoman; amazon

Ancestry of “amazona”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinamazonan Amazon
2Ancient GreekἈμαζώνAmazons, a nation of female warriors from western...
3Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
4Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “amazona”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- →