Well attestedNamed through a historical place-name
turquoise
noun · first attested 14th century
The gem is named for the country it was traded through, not where it formed.
A blue-green gemstone, or the color of that stone.
Record
- Relationship
- Named through a historical place-name
- Confidence
- Well attestedThe place link is the standard scholarly account.
- Attested
- 14th century
- Part of speech
- noun
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Turkey
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pierre turquoise
- In English
turquoise
French pierre turquoise means “Turkish stone.” The mineral reached Europe through Ottoman trade, so English named it for Turkey rather than for the Persian and Sinai mines that produced it.
Also pinned to İstanbul
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