Where does “Iris” come from?

Iris comes from Ancient Greek Ἶρις, a word of unknown origin that originally referred to the rainbow or the goddess personifying it.

Iris (English): A messenger of the gods, and goddess of rainbows

Definitions

  1. A messenger of the gods, and goddess of rainbows

Ancestry of “Iris”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinĪris—
2Ancient GreekἾριςIris
3Ancient GreekἼρις—

Words derived from “Iris”

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