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 ἈχάτηςEvery word from Latin achatēsEvery word from Old French agathe