Where does “eben” come from?

eben (Romanian) comes from French ébène, from Latin ebenus, from Ancient Greek ἔβενος, from Egyptian hbnj — ebony.

eben (Romanian): ebony

Definitions

  1. ebony

Ancestry of “eben”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchébèneebony, ebony-colored; ebony
2LatinebenusAlternative form of hebenus
3Ancient Greekἔβενοςebony tree, wood
4Egyptianhbnjebony
Every word from Egyptian hbnj
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