Where does “Schwertliliengewächs” come from?

Schwertliliengewächs (German) comes from German Schwertlilie, 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 — flower, blossom.

Schwertliliengewächs (German): any plant of the family Iridaceae

Definitions

  1. any plant of the family Iridaceae

Ancestry of “Schwertliliengewächs”, step by step

Schwertliliengewächs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Schwertlilie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchwertlilieiris
2GermanLilielily, lilium (flower)
3Middle High Germanlilje—
4Old High Germanlilia—
5Latinlīlia—
6Ancient GreekλείριονMadonna lily; paperwhite; autumn narcissus
7Fayyumic Copticϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ—
8Demoticḥrryflower
9Egyptianḥrrtflower, blossom

via German Gewächs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGewächsplant
2Germanwachsento grow; to grow, to increase; to wax
3Middle High Germanwahsento grow
4Old High Germanwahsanto grow
5Proto-West Germanicwahsanto grow
6Proto-Germanicwahsijanąto grow
7Indo-European*h₂weks-—
Every word from Egyptian ḥrrt →Every word from Demotic ḥrry →Every word from Fayyumic Coptic ϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ →