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.
Ancestry of “Iris”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | Īris | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Ἶρις | the messenger of the gods; a rainbow; the iris ;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἴρις | — |
Words derived from “Iris”