Where does “lymph” come from?

Lymph comes from Latin lympha, derived from Ancient Greek νύμφη, originally meaning a mythological nymph or water spirit.

lymph (English): Pure water; A colourless, watery bodily fluid,...

Definitions

  1. Pure water; A colourless, watery bodily fluid,...

Ancestry of “lymph”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlymphelymph
2Latinlymphapure water, spring water
3Ancient Greekνύμφηbride, young wife; young, nubile woman;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeansnewbʰ-to marry, wed; to marry, to wed

Words derived from “lymph

Every word from Proto-Indo-European snewbʰ-