Etymograph

English

gemmeous

Gemmeous comes from Latin gemmeus ‘gemstone’, and goes back to gemma.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgemma‘a gem, gemstone, jewel, precious stone’
  2. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEgemmeus‘gemstone’
  3. Englishearliest quotation 1784gemmeous

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgemma‘a gem, gemstone, jewel, precious stone’
  2. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEgemmeus‘gemstone’
  3. Englishearliest quotation 1784gemmeous

Earliest quotation: 1784, Thomas Pennant: “They were not the Europeans alone, who were ſtruck…”

Linked words

through Latin gemma ‘a gem, gemstone, jewel, precious stone’

gem, gemma, 8 more

Today it means

adj Resembling or relating to gems.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Latin gemma / gemmeous

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