Etymology

amazoness

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Today it means: An Amazon. Full definition →

Japanese アマゾネス ← Ancient Greek Ἀμαζόνες pl
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἈμαζόνες pl
  2. Japanese · borrowed fromアマゾネス“Amazons”
  3. English todayAmazoness

From Amazon + -ess, in many cases influenced by Japanese アマゾネス (Amazonesu, “Amazons”), from Ancient Greek Ἀμαζόνες pl (Amazónes).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.