Where does “llirijonc” come from?

llirijonc (Catalan) comes from Catalan lliri, from Latin līlium, from Ancient Greek λείριον, from Fayyumic Coptic ϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ, from Demotic ḥrry, from Egyptian ḥrrt — flower, blossom.

llirijonc (Catalan): ever-flowering gladiolus (Gladiolus tristis)

Definitions

  1. ever-flowering gladiolus (Gladiolus tristis)

Ancestry of “llirijonc”, step by step

llirijonc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan lliri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanllirilily
2Latinlīliuma lily
3Ancient GreekλείριονMadonna lily; paperwhite; autumn narcissus
4Fayyumic Copticϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ—
5Demoticḥrryflower
6Egyptianḥrrtflower, blossom

via Catalan jonc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanjoncrush plant of the genus
2Latiniuncusrush, reed
3Proto-Italicjoinikos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyoy-ni-—
Every word from Egyptian ḥrrt →Every word from Demotic ḥrry →Every word from Fayyumic Coptic ϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ →