Etymology of the English word amethyst
the English word amethyst
derived from the Old French word amatiste
derived from the Latin word amethystus (amethyst, violet-blue precious stone; vine yielding non-intoxicating wine?; amethyst; ornamented, set with amethysts)
derived from the Greek word amethustos, ἀμέθυστος (the 'amethyst' (supposed to prevent intoxication))
using the Greek prefix a-, ἀ- (an- not, without)
derived from the Greek word methuein, μεθύω (to drink to intoxication; get drunk)
derived from the Greek word amethystos
derived from the Greek word a-
derived from the Greek word methuein, μεθύω (to drink to intoxication; get drunk)