Where does “amasona” come from?
amasona (Tagalog) comes from Spanish amazona, 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.
amasona (Tagalog): amazon
Definitions
- amazon
Ancestry of “amasona”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | amazona | horsewoman; amazon |
| 2 | Latin | amazon | an Amazon |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἀμαζών | Amazons, a nation of female warriors from western... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |