Where does “ebeen” come from?

ebeen (Middle Dutch) comes from Latin hebenus, from Ancient Greek ἔβενος, from Egyptian hbnj — ebony.

Ancestry of “ebeen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhebenusebony
2Ancient Greekἔβενοςebony tree, wood
3Egyptianhbnjebony

Words derived from “ebeen”

Every word from Egyptian hbnj →Every word from Ancient Greek ἔβενος →Every word from Latin hebenus →