Where does “Ebony” come from?

Ebony comes from Middle English ebenif, from Latin hebenus and ebenius, from Ancient Greek ἔβενος, ultimately from Egyptian hbnj, a word for the dark wood of the ebony tree.

Ancestry of “Ebony”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	heben	ebony
2	Middle English	ebenif	—
3	Latin	ebenius	of ebony
4	Latin	hebenus	ebony
5	Ancient Greek	ἔβενος	ebony tree, wood
6	Egyptian	hbnj	ebony

Every word from Egyptian hbnj →

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