Where does “tephritis” come from?

tephritis (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek τεφρῖτις, from Ancient Greek τέφρα, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

tephritis (Latin): An ash-colored kind of precious stone

Definitions

  1. An ash-colored kind of precious stone

Ancestry of “tephritis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτεφρῖτις—
2Ancient Greekτέφραashes, as of the funeral pyre
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

Words derived from “tephritis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek τέφρα →Every word from Ancient Greek τεφρῖτις →
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