myEtymology.com: English etymology of melaphyre

Etymology of the English word melaphyre

the English word melaphyre

derived from the French word mélaphyre

derived from the Late Greek word melas, μέλας (black)

derived from the French word porphyre

derived from the Italian word porfiro

derived from the Latin word porphyrites

derived from the Greek word porphurites

derived from the Byzantine Greek word porphura, πορφύρα (the 'purple' mussel; the red-blue color itself, and finally a garment dyed with it)

derived from the French word melaphyre

derived from the Late Greek word melas, μέλας (black)

The earliest known usage of melaphyre in English dates from the 19th century.

Word found in Modern English