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
- A kind of precious stone, of the color of the sea...
Ancestry of “carcinias”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | καρκινίας | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | καρκίνος | crab; Cancer, the zodiac sign; sore, ulcer,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | karkros | — |