Where does “carnelian” come from?
Carnelian comes from English cornelian, which alternated with the spelling carnelian in English usage.
carnelian (English): A hard, reddish brown chalcedony; used in...
Definitions
- A hard, reddish brown chalcedony; used in...
Ancestry of “carnelian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Cornelian | Pertaining to Pierre Corneille, or characteristic... |
| 2 | Old French | corneline | — |
| 3 | Latin | Cornus | cornel, dogwood (tree and fruit) |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κορμός | trunk of a tree; log of timber |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κείρω | I shear, shave, cut hair short; I ravage, waste;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kér-ye- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |