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Where does “yzop” come from?

yzop (Czech) comes from Ancient Greek ὕσσωπος, from Hebrew אזוב — hyssop; I will dribble.

yzop (Czech): hyssop

Definitions

  1. hyssop

Ancestry of “yzop”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekὕσσωποςA species of "Origanum"; used to translate...
2Hebrewאזובhyssop; I will dribble
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