Etymology

hemachate

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Today it means: A variety of agate, sprinkled with spots of red jasper. Full definition →

Latin haemachātēs ← Ancient Greek *αἱμᾰχᾱ́της
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived from*αἱμᾰχᾱ́της
  2. Latin · borrowed fromhaemachātēs
  3. English todayhemachate

From Latin haemachātēs, from Ancient Greek *αἱμᾰχᾱ́της (*haimăkhā́tēs), from αἷμᾰ (haîmă, “blood”) + ᾰ̓χᾱ́της (ăkhā́tēs, “agate”).

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