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
- A red-brown resinous material, the dried sap of a...
Ancestry of “myrrh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | mirre | Myrrh; The myrrh tree |
| 2 | Old English | myrre | — |
| 3 | Latin | Myrrha | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Μύρρα | — |
| 5 | Arabic | مُرّ | bitter, severe, sharp, painful; myrrh |
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