Where does “sardonyksi” come from?

sardonyksi (Finnish) comes from Latin sardonyx, from Ancient Greek σαρδόνυξ, from Ancient Greek ὄνῠξ — claw; nail; hoof; talon.

sardonyksi (Finnish): sardonyx gemstone having bands of red sard; a variety of onyx or chalcedony

Definitions

  1. sardonyx gemstone having bands of red sard; a variety of onyx or chalcedony

Ancestry of “sardonyksi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsardonyxsardonyx
2Ancient Greekσαρδόνυξsardonyx
3Ancient Greekὄνῠξclaw; nail; hoof; talon
Every word from Ancient Greek ὄνῠξ →Every word from Ancient Greek σαρδόνυξ →Every word from Latin sardonyx →