Where does “hebeny” come from?

hebeny (English) comes from Middle English ebenif, from Latin ebenius, from Latin hebenus, from Ancient Greek ἔβενος, from Egyptian hbnj — ebony.

Ancestry of “hebeny”, step by step

hebeny traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English ebenif

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishebenif
2Latinebeniusof ebony
3Latinhebenusebony
4Ancient Greekἔβενοςebony tree, wood
5Egyptianhbnjebony

via Middle English hebenyf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishhebenyf

Words derived from “hebeny

Every word from Egyptian hbnjEvery word from Ancient Greek ἔβενοςEvery word from Latin hebenus