Where does “diemyntau” come from?
diemyntau (Welsh) comes from Welsh diemwnt, from Middle English dyamaunt, from Old French diamant, from Late Latin diamas, from Latin adamās, from Ancient Greek ἀδάμας, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə- — together, one.
diemyntau (Welsh): diamonds
Definitions
- diamonds
Ancestry of “diemyntau”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | diemwnt | diamond (material) |
| 2 | Middle English | dyamaunt | diamond; A valuable individual |
| 3 | Old French | diamant | diamond |
| 4 | Late Latin | diamas | — |
| 5 | Latin | adamās | Adamant; the hardest steel or iron; diamond; an object made of adamant |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀδάμας | adamant, the hardest metal; a hard metal... |
| 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 |