Where does “meconites” come from?

meconites (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek μηκωνίτης, from Ancient Greek μήκων, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ko-.

meconites (Latin): An unknown kind of precious stone resembling a...

Definitions

  1. An unknown kind of precious stone resembling a...

Ancestry of “meconites”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμηκωνίτης—
2Ancient Greekμήκωνopium poppy; single poppyseed; poppyhead
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ko-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ko- →Every word from Ancient Greek μήκων →Every word from Ancient Greek μηκωνίτης →