Etymology

diamantine

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Today it means: Consisting of or resembling diamond. Full definition →

Middle French diamantin
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  1. Middle French · borrowed fromdiamantin
  2. English todaydiamantine

From Middle French diamantin, from diamant (“diamond”) + -in (“-ine”).

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