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Where does “ebanus” come from?

ebanus (Medieval Latin) comes from Italian ebano, from Latin ebenus, from Ancient Greek ἔβενος, from Egyptian hbnj — ebony.

Ancestry of “ebanus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianebanoebony
2LatinebenusAlternative form of hebenus
3Ancient Greekἔβενοςebony tree, wood
4Egyptianhbnjebony

Words derived from “ebanus”

  • ebanista
  • ébano
  • ébano
  • ebanista
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