Where does “balanites” come from?

balanites (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek βαλανῖτης, from Ancient Greek βάλανος, from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́lanos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelh₂- — acorn.

balanites (Latin): A kind of precious stone resembling an acorn

Definitions

  1. A kind of precious stone resembling an acorn

Ancestry of “balanites”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβαλανῖτης—
2Ancient Greekβάλανοςacorn; the tree that bears acorns, the oak;...
3Proto-Hellenicgʷə́lanos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷelh₂-acorn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́lanos →Every word from Ancient Greek βάλανος →