Where does “agate” come from?

agate (Mezquital Otomi) comes from Spanish ágata, from Old French agathe, from Latin achatēs, from Ancient Greek Ἀχάτης — agate.

agate (Mezquital Otomi): agate

Definitions

  1. agate

Ancestry of “agate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishágataagate
2Old Frenchagathe—
3Latinachatēs—
4Ancient GreekἈχάτηςagate
Every word from Ancient Greek Ἀχάτης →Every word from Latin achatēs →Every word from Old French agathe →