Etymology of the French word onyx
the French word
onyxderived 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-Date
The earliest known usage of onyx in French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in other languages
Romanian
onixCognates
Dutch
onyx, English
onyx, German
Onyx, Icelandic
ónyx, Swedish
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