Where does “myrrh” come from?

Myrrh comes from Middle English mirre, from Old English myrre, from Latin myrrha, from Ancient Greek μύρρα, a word of Semitic origin referring to the fragrant resin.

myrrh (English): A red-brown resinous material, the dried sap of a...

Definitions

  1. A red-brown resinous material, the dried sap of a...

Ancestry of “myrrh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishmirreMyrrh; The myrrh tree
2Old Englishmyrremyrrh
3LatinMyrrha—
4Ancient GreekΜύρραMyrrha, the mother of Adonis
5Arabicمُرّbitter, severe, sharp, painful; myrrh

Words derived from “myrrh”

Every word from Arabic مُرّ →Every word from Ancient Greek Μύρρα →Every word from Latin Myrrha →