Where does “xyris” come from?

xyris (English) comes from Translingual Xyris, from Latin xyris, from Ancient Greek ξυρίς — gladen.

xyris (English): Any member of the plant genus "Xyris"

Definitions

  1. Any member of the plant genus "Xyris"

Ancestry of “xyris”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualXyrisgenus
2Latinxyrisiris
3Ancient Greekξυρίςgladen
Every word from Ancient Greek ξυρίς →Every word from Latin xyris →Every word from Translingual Xyris →