'amulet' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'amuletum', where it meant 'an object that protects a person from trouble'.

'amuletum' transformed into the French word 'amulette', and eventually became the modern English word 'amulet' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'an object that protects a person from trouble', and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.