Amethyst is a violet variety of quartz. The name comes from the Koine Greek αμέθυστος amethystos from α- a-, "not" and μεθύσκω methysko / μεθώ metho, "intoxicate", a reference to the belief that the stone protected its owner from drunkenness. Wikipedia
Amethyst is a violet variety of quartz. The name comes from the Koine Greek αμέθυστος amethystos from α- a-, "not" and μεθύσκω (Ancient Greek) methysko ...
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Its name is derived from the stone amethyst, a form of quartz.
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Borrowed from Russian амети́ст (ametíst), from Ancient Greek ἀμέθυστος (améthustos, “not drunk”).