Where does “daylily” come from?
daylily (English) comes from English Lily, from Middle English lilie, from Old English lilie, from Latin līlia, from Ancient Greek λείριον, from Fayyumic Coptic ϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ, from Demotic ḥrry, from Egyptian ḥrrt — flower, blossom.
daylily (English): Any of several perennial plants, of the genus...
Definitions
- Any of several perennial plants, of the genus...
Ancestry of “daylily”, step by step
daylily traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Lily
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Lily | Any of several flowers in the genus Lilium of the family Liliaceae, which includes a great many ornamental species |
| 2 | Middle English | lilie | Lilium candidum, its flower, or a similar plant often used medicinally |
| 3 | Old English | lilie | a lily |
| 4 | Latin | līlia | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λείριον | Madonna lily; paperwhite; autumn narcissus |
| 6 | Fayyumic Coptic | ϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ | — |
| 7 | Demotic | ḥrry | flower |
| 8 | Egyptian | ḥrrt | flower, blossom |