Where does “Gagat” come from?

Gagat (German) comes from Latin gagātēs, from Ancient Greek γαγάτης.

Gagat (German): jet (hard, black form of coal)

Definitions

  1. jet (hard, black form of coal)

Ancestry of “Gagat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatingagātēsA hard, black asphalt; variety of lignite; jet, jess
2Ancient Greekγαγάτης—

Words derived from “Gagat”

Every word from Ancient Greek γαγάτης →Every word from Latin gagātēs →