Where does “hisop” come from?

hisop (Indonesian) comes from Dutch hysop, from Latin hȳsōpum, from Ancient Greek ὕσσωπος, from Hebrew אזוב — hyssop; I will dribble.

hisop (Indonesian): hyssop

Definitions

  1. hyssop

Ancestry of “hisop”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhysop
2Latinhȳsōpumhyssop
3Ancient GreekὕσσωποςA species of "Origanum"; used to translate...
4Hebrewאזובhyssop; I will dribble
Every word from Hebrew אזובEvery word from Ancient Greek ὕσσωποςEvery word from Latin hȳsōpum
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