Where does “sardonise” come from?

sardonise (Tagalog) comes from Spanish sardónice, from Latin sardonyx, from Ancient Greek σαρδόνυξ, from Ancient Greek ὄνῠξ — claw; nail; hoof; talon.

sardonise (Tagalog): sardonyx

Definitions

  1. sardonyx

Ancestry of “sardonise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishsardónicesardonyx
2Latinsardonyxsardonyx
3Ancient Greekσαρδόνυξsardonyx
4Ancient Greekὄνῠξclaw; nail; hoof; talon
Every word from Ancient Greek ὄνῠξ →Every word from Ancient Greek σαρδόνυξ →Every word from Latin sardonyx →