Where does “Topas” come from?

Topas (German) comes from Latin topazius, from Ancient Greek τοπάζιον, from Ancient Greek τόπαζος, from Ancient Greek ταβάσιος — kind of stone.

Topas (German): topaz

Definitions

  1. topaz

Ancestry of “Topas”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Topas”

Every word from Ancient Greek ταβάσιος →Every word from Ancient Greek τόπαζος →Every word from Ancient Greek τοπάζιον →