Where does “iris” come from?

iris (Dutch) comes from Middle French iris, from Latin Īris, from Ancient Greek Ἶρις, from Ancient Greek Ἴρις.

iris (Dutch): iris; iris, plant of the genus "Iris"

Definitions

  1. iris; iris, plant of the genus "Iris"

Ancestry of “iris”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchiris—
2LatinĪris—
3Ancient GreekἾριςIris
4Ancient GreekἼρις—

Words derived from “iris”

Every word from Ancient Greek Ἴρις →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἶρις →Every word from Latin Īris →
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