Where does “ebony” come from?
Ebony comes from Middle English ebenif, from Latin ebenius, from Latin hebenus, from Ancient Greek ἔβενος, ultimately from Egyptian hbnj.
ebony (English): A hard, dense, deep black wood from various...
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- A hard, dense, deep black wood from various...
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