Etymology

ebon

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Today it means: Ebony; an ebony tree. Full definition →

Old French eban ← Latin ebenus ← Ancient Greek ἔβενος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἔβενος“ebony tree”
  2. Latin · derived fromebenus
  3. Old French · derived fromeban
  4. English todayebon

From Old French eban (modern ébène), from Latin ebenus, from Ancient Greek ἔβενος (ébenos, “ebony tree”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἔβενος all →

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