Where does “ágata” come from?
ágata (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese Ágata, from Latin Agatha, from Ancient Greek Ἀγαθή, from Ancient Greek ἀγαθός, from Proto-Hellenic əgatʰós, from Proto-Indo-European m̥ǵh₂-dʰh₁-ós, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
ágata (Portuguese): agate
Definitions
- agate
Ancestry of “ágata”, step by step
ágata traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Portuguese Ágata
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | Ágata | — |
| 2 | Latin | Agatha | now Agde |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἀγαθή | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀγαθός | good, brave, noble, moral; fortunate, lucky;... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | əgatʰós | good |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | m̥ǵh₂-dʰh₁-ós | made great; whose deeds are great |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |