ónix
Portuguese
/ˈo.niks/, /ˈɔ.nikʃ/
noun
Definitions
- onyx a banded variety of chalcedony
Etymology
Derived from Latin onyx derived from Ancient Greek ὄνυξ (nail, claw, onyx, hoof, talon) derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nogʰ- (nail, claw).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*h₃nogʰ-
Gloss
nail, claw
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
爪
Emoji
💅
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- endonyx English
- onycho- English
- onychotillomania English
- onycha Latin
- onyx Latin
- ungula Latin
- Onyx German
- onycho- French
- о́никс Russian
- ónix Spanish, Castilian
- γαμψῶνυξ Ancient Greek
- μῶνυξ Ancient Greek
- παρωνυχία Ancient Greek
- σαρδόνυξ Ancient Greek
- ὀνύχινος Ancient Greek
- ὄνυξ Ancient Greek
- *h₂enǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₃negʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₃nogʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *naglaz Proto-Germanic
- *noga Proto-Slavic
- *nogъtь Proto-Slavic
- oniche Old French
- onikso Esperanto
- aard Afrikaans
- *angʷīnā Proto-Celtic
- Bannykus Chinese
- Linhenykus Chinese
- Xixianykus Chinese
- *Hnā́kš Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *mekwā Proto-Tocharian