Where does “Hibiskus” come from?

Hibiskus (German) comes from Latin hibiscus, from Latin hibiscum, from Ancient Greek ἰβίσκος — marsh mallow.

Hibiskus (German): hibiscus

Definitions

  1. hibiscus

Ancestry of “Hibiskus”, step by step

Hibiskus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin hibiscus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhibiscus—
2Latinhibiscummarsh mallow
3Ancient Greekἰβίσκοςmarsh mallow

via Late Latin hibiscus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinhibiscus—
Every word from Ancient Greek ἰβίσκος →Every word from Latin hibiscum →Every word from Latin hibiscus →