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Where does “sardonius” come from?

sardonius (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Σαρδόνιος, from Ancient Greek σαρδάνιος, from Ancient Greek σαρδάνη.

sardonius (Latin): Of sardonyx

Definitions

  1. Of sardonyx

Ancestry of “sardonius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΣαρδόνιοςSardinian
2Ancient Greekσαρδάνιοςscornful, bitter, grim
3Ancient Greekσαρδάνη—

Words derived from “sardonius”

  • sardonic
  • sardonically
  • sardonicism
  • Sardonian
  • unsardonic
  • sardonique
  • sardoniquement
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