myEtymology.com: French etymology of onix

Etymology of the French word onix

the Old French word onix

derived from the Latin word onyx (good yellowish marble; box; multicolored gem; variety of quartz; kind of razor-shell clam)

derived from the Greek word onux, ὄνυξ

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *nogh-

English onyx

Word found in Old French