Where does “thyrse” come from?

thyrse (English) comes from Middle French thyrse, from Latin Thyrsus, from Ancient Greek Θύρσος — thyrsus, a wand wreathed in ivy and vine-leaves with a pine-cone or a blooming artichoke at the top, carried by the devotees of Dionysus.

thyrse (English): A type of inflorescence; a compact panicle having...

Definitions

  1. A type of inflorescence; a compact panicle having...

Ancestry of “thyrse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchthyrse—
2LatinThyrsusThe most considerable river of Sardinia, still called Tirso
3Ancient GreekΘύρσοςthyrsus, a wand wreathed in ivy and vine-leaves with a pine-cone or a blooming artichoke at the top, carried by the devotees of Dionysus
Every word from Ancient Greek Θύρσος →Every word from Latin Thyrsus →Every word from Middle French thyrse →