English
amarantine
Amarantine comes from Ancient Greek ἀμαράντινος ‘of everlasting’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *mer- ‘to die’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*mer-‘to die’root as named
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀμάραντον‘everlasting’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀμαράντινοςamarántinos‘of everlasting’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEamarantinus
- Englishtodayamarantine
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*mer-‘to die’root as named
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀμάραντον‘everlasting’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀμαράντινοςamarántinos‘of everlasting’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEamarantinus
- Englishtodayamarantine
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *mer- ‘to die’
remember, march, murder, mere, nightmare, mortality, mortal, marine, mortar, maritime, marsh, moor, muller, morbid, mare, mort, morn, mara, moribund, ambrosia, marinate, maar, cormorant, marinara, 61 more
Today it means
noun —
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *mer- / amarantine