English
adhamant
Adhamant comes from Latin adhāmāns ‘catching’, and goes back to adhāmō.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEadhāmō‘to catch, secure’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEadhāmāns‘catching’
- Englishtodayadhamant
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEadhāmō‘to catch, secure’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEadhāmāns‘catching’
- Englishtodayadhamant
A compound of ad ‘toward, to (direction)’ + hāmus ‘hook’ + ō
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd ‘near, at’
Proto-Italic *ad ‘toward, to, on, up to, for’
Latin ad ‘toward, to (direction)’
Every English word from Latin adhāmō
Today it means
adj Clinging, as if by hooks.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin adhāmō / adhamant