Where does “alabaster” come from?

alabaster (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ἀλάβαστρος, from Ancient Greek ἀλάβαστος — globular vase without handles for holding...

alabaster (Latin): a box, tapering to a point at the top, for...

Definitions

  1. a box, tapering to a point at the top, for...

Ancestry of “alabaster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀλάβαστροςalabaster
2Ancient Greekἀλάβαστοςglobular vase without handles for holding...

Words derived from “alabaster”

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