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Where does “jasponyx” come from?

jasponyx (English) comes from Latin iasponyx, from Ancient Greek ῐ̓ασπόνῠξ.

jasponyx (English): A form of onyx, part or all of whose layers...

Definitions

  1. A form of onyx, part or all of whose layers...

Ancestry of “jasponyx”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latiniasponyxjasper-onyx
2Ancient Greekῐ̓ασπόνῠξ—
Every word from Ancient Greek ῐ̓ασπόνῠξ →