Where does “ébano” come from?
ébano (Portuguese) comes from Medieval Latin ebanus, from Italian ebano, from Latin ebenus, from Ancient Greek ἔβενος, from Egyptian hbnj — ebony.
ébano (Portuguese): ebony
Ancestry of “ébano”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | ebanus | — |
| 2 | Italian | ebano | ebony |
| 3 | Latin | ebenus | Alternative form of hebenus |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἔβενος | ebony tree, wood |
| 5 | Egyptian | hbnj | ebony |
Words derived from “ébano”