Where does “agate” come from?
Agate comes from English gate, English a, English and, Latin ad-, Latin ad, and Proto-Indo-European h₂epo and al-, though the exact sense development remains unclear.
agate (English): A semi-pellucid, uncrystallized variety of...
Definitions
- A semi-pellucid, uncrystallized variety of...
Ancestry of “agate”, step by step
agate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English agate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | agate | straight away, immediately |
| 2 | Middle English | gate | An entryway or entrance to a settlement or... |
| 3 | Old English | ġeat | gate; a gate, door |
| 4 | Old French | gaut | forest, woods, woodland |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | walþu | forest |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | walþuz | forest |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wel- | to see |