Etymology of the French word diamant
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 diamant in French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in French
diamantaire,
diamantifère,
diamantin,
diamantéDerivations in other languages
English
diamond, Romanian
diamantCognates
Catalan
diamant, Dutch
diamant, English
diamond, German
Diamant, Italian
diamante, Lithuanian
deimantas, Norwegian
diamant, Polish
diament, Spanish
diamante, Swedish
diamantUsage
Word found in Old French
