Where does “abaciscus” come from?

abaciscus (English) comes from Ancient Greek ἀβακίσκος, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́βᾰξ — board.

abaciscus (English): One of the tiles or squares of a tessellated...

Definitions

  1. One of the tiles or squares of a tessellated...

Ancestry of “abaciscus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἀβακίσκοςA coloured stone for inlaying in mosaic work:...
2Ancient Greekᾰ̓́βᾰξboard
Every word from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́βᾰξ →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀβακίσκος →