Where does “sardonix” come from?

sardonix (Romanian) comes from Latin sardonyx, from Ancient Greek σαρδόνυξ, from Ancient Greek ὄνῠξ — claw; nail; hoof; talon.

sardonix (Romanian): sardonyx

Definitions

  1. sardonyx

Ancestry of “sardonix”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsardonyxsardonyx
2Ancient Greekσαρδόνυξsardonyx
3Ancient Greekὄνῠξclaw; nail; hoof; talon
Every word from Ancient Greek ὄνῠξ →Every word from Ancient Greek σαρδόνυξ →Every word from Latin sardonyx →