Where does “Lilia” come from?
Lilia comes from Latin lilia, the plural of Latin lilium, from Ancient Greek λείριον, a flower name of unknown ultimate origin.
Ancestry of “Lilia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | līlia | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | λείριον | Madonna lily; paperwhite; autumn narcissus |
| 3 | Fayyumic Coptic | ϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ | — |
| 4 | Demotic | ḥrry | flower |
| 5 | Egyptian | ḥrrt | flower, blossom |