- ὄνυξ 2
- ὄνυξ 2., -υχοςGrammatical information: m.Meaning: name of a precious stone, `onyx' (Ctes., LXX).Compounds: Comp. σαρδ-όνυξ `sardonyx' (Philem. Com., J.; cf. σάρδιον).Derivatives: ὀνύχιον n. `kind of onyx' (Thphr., LXX), -ιος adj. (Suid.),-ίτης m., -ῖτις f. (λίθος) `onyx-like stone' (Str., Dsc.; Redard 58), -ινος `made of o., onyx-coloured' (hell.).Origin: XX [etym. unknown]Etymology: Perh. identical with ὄνυξ `nail', because of its white glance as of a fingernail (Schramm P.-W. 18: 1, 535); or only folketymologically adapted foreign word? -- Untenable Sem. etymologies by Lewy Fremdw. 58 (doubting or rejecting); s. alo Schrader-Nehring Reallex. 1, 212.Page in Frisk: 2,399
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.