Where does “adelpa” come from?
adelpa (Cebuano) comes from Spanish adelfa, from Arabic دِفْلَى, from Ancient Greek Δάφνη, from Ancient Greek δάφνη, from Ancient Greek η, from Phoenician 𐤇, from Egyptian ?.
adelpa (Cebuano): "Nerium oleander"; the only species in the genus...
Definitions
- "Nerium oleander"; the only species in the genus...
Ancestry of “adelpa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | adelfa | oleander |
| 2 | Arabic | دِفْلَى | oleander |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Δάφνη | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | δάφνη | laurel, bay |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | η | — |
| 6 | Phoenician | 𐤇 | het; heth |
| 7 | Egyptian | ? | — |