Where does “Lily” come from?

Lily comes from Old English lilie, from Latin līlium, from Greek leirion, of uncertain origin.

Lily (English): Any of several flowers in the genus Lilium of the family Liliaceae, which includes a great many ornamental species

Definitions

  1. Any of several flowers in the genus Lilium of the family Liliaceae, which includes a great many ornamental species

Ancestry of “Lily”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishlilieLilium candidum, its flower, or a similar plant often used medicinally
2Old Englishliliea lily
3Latinlīlia—
4Ancient GreekλείριονMadonna lily; paperwhite; autumn narcissus
5Fayyumic Copticϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ—
6Demoticḥrryflower
7Egyptianḥrrtflower, blossom

Words derived from “Lily”

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