What language is ebony from?

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2026-04-01 00:15

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Ebony entered the language in the 1590s, from the Word hebenyf (late 14c.). It's a Middle English misreading of the Latin Word hebenius "of ebony," from Gk. ebeniOS, from ebenos "ebony," probably from Egyptian hbnj or another Semitic source.

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