Where does “thyrsus” come from?

thyrsus (English) comes 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.

thyrsus (English): A staff topped with a conical ornament, carried...

Definitions

A staff topped with a conical ornament, carried...

Ancestry of “thyrsus”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	Thyrsus	The most considerable river of Sardinia, still called Tirso
2	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

Words derived from “thyrsus”

thyrsoid

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