Etymology BorrowingfromFrenchbronze, fromItalianbronzo, either fromByzantine Greekβροντησίον(brontēsíon), presumably fromΒρεντήσιον(Brentḗsion,“Brindisi”), known for the manufacture of bronze; or ultimately fromPersianبرنج(birinj, biranj,“brass...
Ancient Greek hadkhalkos"ore, copper, bronze;" an old IE word for "ore, copper, bronze" is retained in Sanskritayah, Latinaes. Latinaesoriginally was "copper," but this was extended to its alloy with tin (seebronze), and as this was far more extensively used than pure copper, the wo...
EtymologyCorydoras: from the Ancient Greek κόρυς (korus), meaning ‘helmet’, and δορά (dora), meaning ‘skin, hide of an animal’, in allusion to the rows of bony plates on the flanks of genus members.aeneus: from the Latin aeneus, meaning ‘of bronze’, in allusion ...
EtymologyThe generic name Boletus comes from the Greek bolos, meaning lump of clay; the origin of the specific epithet aereus is Latin and means copper or bronze (in colour) - hence the common name Bronze Bolete. Some people refer to it as the Black Porcini or the Black Cap ...