ამეთვისტო (amet'visto)=Amethyst =αμέθυστος

Greek words in Georgian language

ამეთვისტო (amet'visto)=Amethyst =αμέθυστος

WIKTIONARY: Etymology

Middle English ametist, from Old French ametiste (French améthyste), from Ancient Greek ἀμέθυστος (amethustos, “not drunk”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + μεθύω (methuō, “I am drunk”), from μέθυ (methu, “wine”). The Greeks believed that the amethyst prevented intoxication.