Where does “hybrid” come from?

Hybrid comes from Latin hybrida, itself a variant of Latin ibrida and hibrida, words of uncertain origin denoting offspring of mixed parentage.

hybrid (English): Offspring resulting from cross-breeding different...

Definitions

  1. Offspring resulting from cross-breeding different...

Ancestry of “hybrid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhybridaa hybrid, mongrel; person born of a Roman father...
2LatinibridaAlternative form of hibrida; a mongrel;...
3Latinhibridahybrid, mongrel, half-breed
4Ancient Greekὕβριςpride; insolence; outrage
5Proto-Indo-Europeanud-up, out, away; outward, up

Words derived from “hybrid

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ud-Every word from Ancient Greek ὕβριςEvery word from Latin hibrida