heben

The story

1. Egyptian · derived fromhbnj
2. Ancient Greek · derived fromἔβενος
3. Latin · derived fromhebenus“ebon tree”
4. Latin · derived fromebenius“of ebony”
5. Middle English · inherited fromebenif
6. English todayheben

From Middle English ebenif, hebenyf (influenced by Late Latin hebeninus), from Ecclesiastical Latin ebenius (“of ebony”), from Latin hebenus (“ebon tree”), from Ancient Greek ἔβενος (ébenos), from Egyptian hbnj, U13:n-Z4:M3