Etymology of the English word diamantine
the English word
diamantinederived from the French word
diamantinderived from the Old French word
diamantderived from the Medieval Latin word
diamasusing 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
damanDate
The earliest known usage of diamantine in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
