Where does “ύσσωπος” come from?

ύσσωπος (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ὕσσωπος, from Hebrew אזוב — hyssop; I will dribble.

ύσσωπος (Greek): hyssop

Definitions

  1. hyssop

Ancestry of “ύσσωπος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekὕσσωποςA species of "Origanum"; used to translate...
2Hebrewאזובhyssop; I will dribble
Every word from Hebrew אזוב →Every word from Ancient Greek ὕσσωπος →