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Etymology of the English word diamante

the English word diamante
derived from the French word diamante
derived from the French word diamanter
derived from the French word diamanté
derived from the Old French word diamant
derived from the Medieval Latin word diamas
using the Medieval Latin prefix diamas-
derived from the Latin word adamas (steel, hardest iron; anything hard)
derived from the Greek word adamas, ἀδάμας
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *demə-
derived from the Greek word daman

Date

The earliest known usage of diamante in English dates from the 20th century.

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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