Where does “narcissus” come from?

Narcissus comes from Latin narcissus, borrowed from Ancient Greek νάρκισσος, a flower name of unknown ultimate origin.

narcissus (English): Any of several bulbous flowering plants, of the...

Definitions

  1. Any of several bulbous flowering plants, of the...

Ancestry of “narcissus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinNarcissusNarcissus, a figure from Greek mythology
2Ancient GreekΝάρκισσοςNarcissus

Words derived from “narcissus

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