What does amethystizōn mean in Latin?

amethystizōn, a adjective, means “having the color of amethyst”.

How do you pronounce amethystizōn?

In classical Latin, [a.mɛ.tʰysˈtɪz.zoːn]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [a.me.tisˈtid.d͡zon].

adjectivethird-declension one-termination adjective

amethystizōn (genitive amethystizontis)

Classical[a.mɛ.tʰysˈtɪz.zoːn]Ecclesiastical[a.me.tisˈtid.d͡zon]

one terminationhaving the color of amethyst
in masculis quoque observant liquidiores aut flammae nigriores et quosdam ex alto lucidos ac magis ceteris in sole flagrantes, optimos vero amethystizontas, hoc est quorum extremus igniculus in amethysti violam exeat, proximos illis, quos vocant syrtitas, pinnato fulgore radiantes.AD 77–79, Gaius Plinius Secundus, Naturalis Historia, book XXXVII, chapter xxv, § 93

ămĕthystīzōn, ontis, adj., m., = ἀμεθυστίζων,

I. resembling the amethyst in color: carbunculi, prob. our violet ruby, Plin. 37, 7, 25, § 93.

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀμεθυστίζων (amethustízōn).