Where does “tópás” come from?

tópás (Irish) comes from Old French topace, from Ancient Greek τόπαζος, from Ancient Greek ταβάσιος — kind of stone.

tópás (Irish): topaz

Definitions

  1. topaz

Ancestry of “tópás”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchtopacetopaz
2Ancient Greekτόπαζοςgem of green hue, probably chrysolite or peridot
3Ancient Greekταβάσιοςkind of stone
Every word from Ancient Greek ταβάσιος →Every word from Ancient Greek τόπαζος →Every word from Old French topace →