Amazonian
/ˌæm.əˈzoʊ.ni.ən/noun
Relating to the Amazon River region, the Amazon rainforest, or the legendary Amazons.
Did you know?Ancient Greek writers linked the Amazons with fierce female warriors, but the popular claim that their name meant “without a breast” is now generally regarded as a later folk etymology.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
Ἀμαζόνες (Amazónes)
“The legendary Amazons, described in Greek myth and historiography as warrior women.”
Classical Greek
Greek
Ἀμαζών (Amazṓn)
“An individual Amazon; the exact original meaning of the name is uncertain.”
Late Latin
Latin
Amazon
“A female warrior of the legendary Amazon people.”
16th Century
Spanish/Portuguese
Amazonas
“The name applied to the great South American river, reportedly influenced by accounts comparing Indigenous women warriors to Amazons.”
18th Century
English
Amazonian
“Relating to the Amazon River or its surrounding region; also relating to Amazons.”
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