Where does “iris” come from?

iris (Indonesian) comes from Dutch iris, from Middle French iris, from Latin Īris, from Ancient Greek Ἶρις, from Ancient Greek Ἴρις.

iris (Indonesian): slice; to slice

Definitions

  1. slice; to slice

Ancestry of “iris”, step by step

iris traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch iris

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchirisiris; iris, plant of the genus "Iris"
2Middle Frenchiris—
3LatinĪris—
4Ancient GreekἾριςIris
5Ancient GreekἼρις—

via Malay iris

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayiris—

Words derived from “iris”

Every word from Ancient Greek Ἴρις →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἶρις →Every word from Latin Īris →