Where does “לילי” come from?
לילי (Hebrew) comes from English Lily, from Middle English lilie, from Old English lilie, from Latin līlia, from Ancient Greek λείριον, from Fayyumic Coptic ϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ, from Demotic ḥrry, from Egyptian ḥrrt — flower, blossom.
לילי (Hebrew): Nightly: occurring at night, especially regularly
Definitions
- Nightly: occurring at night, especially regularly
Ancestry of “לילי”, step by step
לילי traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Lily
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Lily | Any of several flowers in the genus Lilium of the family Liliaceae, which includes a great many ornamental species |
| 2 | Middle English | lilie | Lilium candidum, its flower, or a similar plant often used medicinally |
| 3 | Old English | lilie | a lily |
| 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 |