Where does “Bryony” come from?

Bryony (English) comes from Middle English brionie, from French brione, from Latin bryōnia, from Ancient Greek βρυωνία, from Ancient Greek βρύω — to be full to bursting.

Bryony (English): A perennial herb of the genus Bryonia, especially the common wild subspecies Bryonia cretica dioica (syn. Bryonia dioica)

Definitions

  1. A perennial herb of the genus Bryonia, especially the common wild subspecies Bryonia cretica dioica (syn. Bryonia dioica)

Ancestry of “Bryony”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishbrioniebryony (Bryonia dioica)
2Frenchbrionebryony
3Latinbryōniabryony (wild vine)
4Ancient Greekβρυωνίαbryony
5Ancient Greekβρύωto be full to bursting

Words derived from “Bryony”

Every word from Ancient Greek βρύω →Every word from Ancient Greek βρυωνία →Every word from Latin bryōnia →