Where does “hibiscus” come from?

hibiscus (English) comes from Latin hibiscus, from Latin hibiscum, from Ancient Greek ἰβίσκος — marsh mallow.

hibiscus (English): A flower of the genus "Hibiscus", especially...

Definitions

  1. A flower of the genus "Hibiscus", especially...

Ancestry of “hibiscus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhibiscus—
2Latinhibiscummarsh mallow
3Ancient Greekἰβίσκοςmarsh mallow

Words derived from “hibiscus”

Every word from Ancient Greek ἰβίσκος →Every word from Latin hibiscum →Every word from Latin hibiscus →