Where does “hyssop” come from?

Hyssop comes from Latin hysopum, from Ancient Greek ὕσσωπος, from Hebrew אזוב, a plant used in religious rituals.

hyssop (English): Any of several aromatic bushy herbs, of the genus...

Definitions

  1. Any of several aromatic bushy herbs, of the genus...

Ancestry of “hyssop”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhȳsōpumhyssop
2Ancient GreekὕσσωποςA species of "Origanum"; used to translate...
3Hebrewאזובhyssop; I will dribble

Words derived from “hyssop

Every word from Hebrew אזובEvery word from Ancient Greek ὕσσωποςEvery word from Latin hȳsōpum
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