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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhibiscus—
2Latinhibiscummarsh mallow
3Ancient Greekἰβίσκοςmarsh mallow
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