Where does “βύσσος” come from?

βύσσος (Ancient Greek) comes from Hebrew בּוּץ — byssus.

βύσσος (Ancient Greek): flax; linen; Levant cotton

Definitions

  1. flax; linen; Levant cotton

Ancestry of “βύσσος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewבּוּץbyssus

Words derived from “βύσσος

Every word from Hebrew בּוּץ