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Where does “ἕβενος” come from?

ἕβενος (Ancient Greek) comes from Egyptian hbnj — ebony.

Ancestry of “ἕβενος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Egyptianhbnjebony

Words derived from “ἕβενος”

  • ebony
  • Ebony
  • ebon
  • ebonize
  • ebonist
  • ebonylike
  • hebeny
  • ebontree
  • ebenus
  • ebenius
  • hebenus
  • ebeneus
  • ebanista
  • ébano
  • ebano
  • ebanista
  • ebanisteria
  • ebani
  • ébène
  • ébénacé
  • ebenholzfarben
  • Ebenholz
  • ebanista
  • ébano
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