Where does “ebonly” come from?
ebonly (English) comes from English ebon, from Old French eban, from Latin ebenus, from Ancient Greek ἔβενος, from Egyptian hbnj — ebony.
ebonly (English): Blackly
Ancestry of “ebonly”, step by step
ebonly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ebon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | ebon | Ebony; an ebony tree; Made of ebony; Black in... |
| 2 | Old French | eban | — |
| 3 | Latin | ebenus | Alternative form of hebenus |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἔβενος | ebony tree, wood |
| 5 | Egyptian | hbnj | ebony |
via English ly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | ly | Abbreviation of light-year |
| 2 | Vietnamese | ly | Alternative spelling of li |