Where does “iridescent” come from?

iridescent (French) comes from Latin Īris, from Ancient Greek Ἶρις, from Ancient Greek Ἴρις.

iridescent (French): iridescent

Definitions

  1. iridescent

Ancestry of “iridescent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinĪris—
2Ancient GreekἾριςIris
3Ancient GreekἼρις—

Words derived from “iridescent”

Every word from Ancient Greek Ἴρις →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἶρις →Every word from Latin Īris →