Where does “Sardonyx” come from?

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

Sardonyx (German): sardonyx

Definitions

  1. sardonyx

Ancestry of “Sardonyx”, 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 →