Agate

Morpheme

Agate

Type

free base

Denotation

semitransparent uncrystallized silicate mineral and semiprecious stone

Etymology

Middle French agathe; Latin achatēs; Ancient Greek akhátēs

Evidence

agate, agatelike, agates, agateware, agatiferous, agatiform, agatine, agating, agatization, agatize, agatized, agatizes, agaty

Notes

homograph of <a- + Gate>