ébène
French
adj
Definitions
- ebony, ebony-colored
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ebenus derived from Ancient Greek ἔβενος (ebony).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ἔβενος
Gloss
ebony
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ebeneus Latin
- ebenus Latin
- hebenus Latin
- Ebenholz, Eben(holz) German
- ebano Italian
- ébénacé French
- эбони́т Russian
- ἐβένινος Ancient Greek
- ἐβενῖτις Ancient Greek
- ἔβενος Ancient Greek
- ἕβενος Ancient Greek
- eben Catalan, Valencian
- آبنوس Persian
- έβενος Greek (modern)
- ebenushout Middle Dutch
- hbnj Egyptian
- ʾpnws Middle Persian