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Where does “veronix” come from?

veronix (Latin) comes from Byzantine Greek βερονίκη, from Ancient Greek βερονίκιον, from Ancient Greek Βερενίκη, from Ancient Macedonian Βερενῑ́κη, from Ancient Greek φέρω, from Proto-Hellenic pʰérō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

Ancestry of “veronix”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Byzantine Greekβερονίκηresin amber
2Ancient Greekβερονίκιονsoda
3Ancient GreekΒερενίκηa city in Lybia; bringer of victory
4Ancient MacedonianΒερενῑ́κη—
5Ancient GreekφέρωI bring, bear, carry
6Proto-Hellenicpʰérōto bear
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

Words derived from “veronix”

  • varnish
  • vernix
  • varnisher
  • varnishlike
  • revarnish
  • varnishy
  • varnishless
  • varnishable
  • varnisheth
  • varnishment
  • vernix caseosa
  • varnishest
  • vernix
  • vernice
  • barniz
  • barnizar
  • sverniciatore
  • sverniciatura
  • verniciabile
  • vernice
  • verniciare
  • riverniciatura
  • verniciatura
  • riverniciare
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