Where does “augita” come from?

augita (Spanish) comes from Latin augites, from Ancient Greek αὐγῑ́της, from Ancient Greek -ῑ́της, from Biblical Hebrew אֶפְרָיִם.

augita (Spanish): augite

Definitions

  1. augite

Ancestry of “augita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinaugitesA kind of precious stone, often thought to be...
2Ancient Greekαὐγῑ́τηςa precious stone
3Ancient Greek-ῑ́τηςbelonging to; member of; member of a group
4Biblical Hebrewאֶפְרָיִם—
Every word from Biblical Hebrew אֶפְרָיִם →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῑ́της →Every word from Ancient Greek αὐγῑ́της →
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