Etymology Explorer › GermanWhere does “Grünlilie” come from? Grünlilie (German) comes from German Lilie, from Middle High German lilje, from Old High German lilia, from Latin līlia, from Ancient Greek λείριον, from Fayyumic Coptic ϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ, from Demotic ḥrry, from Egyptian ḥrrt — flower, blossom.
Grünlilie (German): spider plant (Chlorophytum comosum)
Definitions spider plant (Chlorophytum comosum) Ancestry of “Grünlilie”, step by step Grünlilie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Lilie Step Language Word Meaning 1 German Lilie lily, lilium (flower) 2 Middle High German lilje — 3 Old High German lilia — 4 Latin līlia — 5 Ancient Greek λείριον Madonna lily; paperwhite; autumn narcissus 6 Fayyumic Coptic ϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ — 7 Demotic ḥrry flower 8 Egyptian ḥrrt flower, blossom
via German Grün Step Language Word Meaning 1 German Grün green; vert; green in heraldry; leaves, a suit in... 2 Middle High German grüene — 3 Old High German gruoni green; greenness 4 Proto-West Germanic grōnī green 5 Proto-Germanic grōniz green 6 Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow