Where does “amulett” come from?
amulett (Swedish) comes from German Amulett, from French amulette, from Middle French amulete, from Latin amuletum, from Latin amylum, from Ancient Greek ἄμυλον, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə- — together, one.
amulett (Swedish): amulet
Definitions
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Ancestry of “amulett”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Amulett | amulet |
| 2 | French | amulette | amulet |
| 3 | Middle French | amulete | — |
| 4 | Latin | amuletum | an amulet |
| 5 | Latin | amylum | starch; gruel; fine meal |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἄμυλον | starch |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |