gem

noun

a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry

a sweet quick bread baked in a cup-shaped pan

a person who is as brilliant and precious as a piece of jewelry

a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry

art highly prized for its beauty or perfection

Roots

gemmagem- · Latin · bud, jewel

Synonyms for gem

jeweln treasuren stonen diamondn bejewelv bijoun pearln

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Where does gem come from?

The word gem breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root gem-, from Latin gemma (“bud, jewel”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.