Where does “phycitis” come from?

phycitis (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek φυκῖτις, from Ancient Greek φῦκος, from Hebrew פוך — eye-rouge.

phycitis (Latin): An unknown kind of precious stone, with a color...

Definitions

  1. An unknown kind of precious stone, with a color...

Ancestry of “phycitis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekφυκῖτις
2Ancient Greekφῦκοςseaweed
3Hebrewפוךeye-rouge
Every word from Hebrew פוךEvery word from Ancient Greek φῦκοςEvery word from Ancient Greek φυκῖτις
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