| EOCENE | Geological epoch that derives its name from the Greek for dawn (6) |
| EOSIN | Name, from the Greek for "dawn" in reference to a rose colour it imparts to silk, of a red fluorescent dye (5) |
| MIMOSA | Flowering plant that derives its name from the Greek word for 'mimic' (6) |
| JERSEY | Pullover or sweater that derives its name from the largest of the Channel Islands, where the knitting of worsted articles was a staple industry (6) |
| CARBON | A non-metallic element that derives its name from the Latin for 'charcoal' (6) |
| AQUILA | Constellation that derives its name from the Latin for 'eagle' (6) |
| RUSSIA | Vast country that derives its name from the East Slavic state formed in the ninth century (6) |
| COPPER | Patina-forming metal that derives its name from Cyprus where its was mined by the Romans (6) |
| KUNGFU | Martial art that derives its name from the Chinese phrase for combat skill (4,2) |
| TROPHY | Prize that derives its name from a type of victory memorial in ancient Greece or Rome, often the weapons of a defeated army (6) |
| BLUISH | Teal is a ___ green color that derives its name from a duck with a colorful stripe on the side of its head |
| PAELLA | Saffron-infused Spanish rice dish that derives its name from the pan in which it is traditionally cooked (6) |
| AMATOL | Explosive that derives its name from ammonium and toluene (6) |
| HELIUM | It was discovered by observing spectral lines from the Sun, so it derives its name from the Greek sun god (6) |
| ASTHMA | Chronic respiratory disease that takes its name from the Greek for "laborious breathing' (6) |
| TETRIS | Which classic video game takes its name from the Greek for four? (6) |
| SCHIST | What type of layered rock got its name from the Greek for "split"? (6) |
| UTOPIA | 1516 book by Thomas More that coined this place-name, from the Greek for 'nowhere' (6) |
| IRISES | Flowers that take their name from the Greek for "rainbow" (6) |
| IODINE | This halogen's gaseous form is violet in color, hence the name from the Greek for violet (6) |
