Where does “Tirso” come from?

Tirso (Italian) comes from Latin Thyrsus, from Ancient Greek Θύρσος — thyrsus, a wand wreathed in ivy and vine-leaves with a pine-cone or a blooming artichoke at the top, carried by the devotees of Dionysus.

Tirso (Italian): thyrsus

Definitions

  1. thyrsus

Ancestry of “Tirso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinThyrsusThe most considerable river of Sardinia, still called Tirso
2Ancient GreekΘύρσοςthyrsus, a wand wreathed in ivy and vine-leaves with a pine-cone or a blooming artichoke at the top, carried by the devotees of Dionysus
Every word from Ancient Greek Θύρσος →Every word from Latin Thyrsus →