adamant

(Inglese)

Frequenza

C2
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/ˈæd.ə.mənt/
Etimologia (Inglese)

In summary

From Middle English adamant, adamaunt, from Latin adamantem, accusative singular form of adamās (“hard as steel”), from Ancient Greek ἀδάμας (adámas, “invincible”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + δαμάζω (damázō, “I tame”) or of Semitic origin. Doublet of diamond.

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