Where does “iris” come from?

iris (Catalan) comes from Latin Īris, from Ancient Greek Ἶρις, from Ancient Greek Ἴρις.

iris (Catalan): iris part of the eye

Definitions

  1. iris part of the eye

Ancestry of “iris”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinĪris—
2Ancient GreekἾριςIris
3Ancient GreekἼρις—
Every word from Ancient Greek Ἴρις →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἶρις →Every word from Latin Īris →