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Where does “hebenyf” come from?

hebenyf (Middle English) comes from Latin ebenius, from Latin hebenus, from Ancient Greek ἔβενος, from Egyptian hbnj — ebony.

Ancestry of “hebenyf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinebeniusof ebony
2Latinhebenusebony
3Ancient Greekἔβενοςebony tree, wood
4Egyptianhbnjebony

Words derived from “hebenyf”

  • ebony
  • Ebony
  • ebonize
  • ebonist
  • ebonylike
  • hebeny
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