Etymology

sandix

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Today it means: A kind of minium, or red lead, made by calcining lead carbonate, but inferior to true minium. Full definition →

Latin sandix ← Ancient Greek σάνδυξ
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromσάνδυξ
  2. Latin · derived fromsandix
  3. English todaysandix

From Latin sandix, sandyx (“vermilion, or a colour like vermilion”), from Ancient Greek σάνδυξ (sándux).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.