oniche

Middle English

Alternative forms

• oneche, onix, onis, onyx, onys

Etymology

From Old French oniche, from Latin onyx, from Ancient Greek ὄνυξ (ónux). Some forms directly from Latin.

Noun

oniche (uncountable)

1. (mineralogy) onyx

Descendants

• English: onyx
• Scots: onix

References

• “oniche, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.