Where does “eburnine” come from?

eburnine (English) comes from Latin eburnus, from Latin ebur, from Demotic yb, from Egyptian ꜣbw, from Egyptian ꜣb, from Proto-Afroasiatic *leb-.

eburnine (English): Like ivory

Definitions

  1. Like ivory

Ancestry of “eburnine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatineburnusAlternative form of eburneus; of ivory
2Latineburivory; a thing made of ivory; an elephant
3Demoticybivory, Elephantine
4Egyptianꜣbwcessation; elephant; elephant tusk
5Egyptianꜣbto stop, to take a break; to cease or stop; to...
6Proto-Afroasiatic*leb-
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic *leb-