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Where does “hysope” come from?

hysope (French) comes from Latin hyssopus, from Ancient Greek ὕσσωπος, from Hebrew אזוב — hyssop; I will dribble.

hysope (French): hyssop

Definitions

  1. hyssop

Ancestry of “hysope”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhyssopus—
2Ancient GreekὕσσωποςA species of "Origanum"; used to translate...
3Hebrewאזובhyssop; I will dribble

Words derived from “hysope”

  • hysopique
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