Where does “carcinias” come from?

carcinias (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek καρκινίας, from Ancient Greek καρκίνος, from Proto-Indo-European karkros.

carcinias (Latin): A kind of precious stone, of the color of the sea...

Definitions

  1. A kind of precious stone, of the color of the sea...

Ancestry of “carcinias”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκαρκινίας—
2Ancient Greekκαρκίνοςcrab; Cancer, the zodiac sign; sore, ulcer,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankarkros—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European karkros →Every word from Ancient Greek καρκίνος →Every word from Ancient Greek καρκινίας →