English
sandix
Sandix comes from Latin sandix ‘vermilion, or a colour like vermilion’, and goes back to Ancient Greek σάνδυξ.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσάνδυξsándux
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsandix‘vermilion, or a colour like vermilion’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσάνδυξsándux
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsandix‘vermilion, or a colour like vermilion’
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Ancient Greek σάνδυξ
Today it means
noun A kind of minium, or red lead, made by calcining lead carbonate, but inferior to true minium.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek σάνδυξ / sandix