Where does “Lily” come from?
Lily (Cebuano) comes from English Lily, from Middle English lilie, from Old English lilie, from Latin līlia, from Ancient Greek λείριον, from Fayyumic Coptic ϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ, from Demotic ḥrry, from Egyptian ḥrrt — flower, blossom.
Ancestry of “Lily”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Lily | — |
| 2 | Middle English | lilie | — |
| 3 | Old English | lilie | — |
| 4 | Latin | līlia | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λείριον | Madonna lily; paperwhite; autumn narcissus |
| 6 | Fayyumic Coptic | ϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ | — |
| 7 | Demotic | ḥrry | flower |
| 8 | Egyptian | ḥrrt | flower, blossom |