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The word adamant is the basis for fictional materials such as Adamantium and Adamantite (see below), Adamantle in The Sims, and Adiamante in L. E. Modesitt Jr.'s 1996 novel of the same name. Adamantite: Various A metal ore in many fictional universes.
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The word is a pseudo-Latin neologism (real Latin: adamans, from original Greek ἀδάμας [=indomitable]; adamantem [Latin accusative]) based on the English noun and adjective adamant (and the derived adjective adamantine) added to the neo-Latin suffix "-ium".
Adamant in classical mythology is an archaic form of diamond.In fact, the English word diamond is ultimately derived from adamas, via Late Latin diamas and Old French diamant. ...