Where does “topazo” come from?

topazo (Esperanto) comes from Polish topaz, from French topaze, from Latin topazius, from Ancient Greek τοπάζιον, from Ancient Greek τόπαζος, from Ancient Greek ταβάσιος — kind of stone.

topazo (Esperanto): topaz gemstone

Definitions

  1. topaz gemstone

Ancestry of “topazo”, step by step

topazo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish topaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishtopaztopaz
2Frenchtopazetopaz
3Latintopaziustopaz
4Ancient Greekτοπάζιονperidot
5Ancient Greekτόπαζοςgem of green hue, probably chrysolite or peridot
6Ancient Greekταβάσιοςkind of stone

via English Topaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishTopazA silicate mineral of aluminium and fluorine, usually tinted by impurities
2Old Frenchtopacetopaz

via German Topas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTopastopaz
Every word from Ancient Greek ταβάσιοςEvery word from Ancient Greek τόπαζοςEvery word from Ancient Greek τοπάζιον