Where does “hibiscus” come from?

hibiscus (Dutch) comes from Latin hibiscus, from Latin hibiscum, from Ancient Greek ἰβίσκος — marsh mallow.

hibiscus (Dutch): hibiscus, flowering plant of the genus Hibiscus

Definitions

  1. hibiscus, flowering plant of the genus Hibiscus

Ancestry of “hibiscus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhibiscus—
2Latinhibiscummarsh mallow
3Ancient Greekἰβίσκοςmarsh mallow

Words derived from “hibiscus”

Every word from Ancient Greek ἰβίσκος →Every word from Latin hibiscum →Every word from Latin hibiscus →