## Etymology
From Latin amuletum ('an object protecting against trouble'), a word of uncertain origin, perhaps connected to amoliri ('to avert, remove').

## AI Etymology
amulet comes from Latin amuletum ('an object protecting against trouble'), a word of uncertain origin, perhaps connected to amoliri ('to avert, remove'). The explanation preserves that uncertainty: the proposed comparisons illuminate the form, but they do not turn the word into a securely traced inheritance or borrowing. In modern use, the noun sense is "a small object worn to ward off evil or bring good fortune", which keeps the etymology connected to the word's present dictionary value rather than treating it as a merely historical label. Its nearest semantic neighbors include charm, talisman, fetish, periapt, but the etymology gives the word its own historical profile within that field. The principal historical forms in the chain include Latin amuletum, which anchor the explanation in named linguistic material.

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