ama

Portuguese

/ˈɐ.mɐ/

noun

Definitions

female nurse
female housekeeper
governess

Etymology

Inherited from Old Portuguese ama (mistress) inherited from Latin amma derived from Ancient Greek ἄμμα.

Origin

Ancient Greek

ἄμμα

Gloss

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

ama English
amah English
amma Latin
mamma Latin
ama Spanish, Castilian
ἄμμα Ancient Greek
*amma- Proto-Indo-European
amo Galician
îmă Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
ama Old Portuguese