Where does “azalea” come from?
azalea (Italian) comes from Ancient Greek ἀζαλέος, from Ancient Greek ἄζω, from Ancient Greek ᾱ̔, from Phoenician 𐤀, from Egyptian 𓃾.
azalea (Italian): azalea
Ancestry of “azalea”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἀζαλέος | dry, parched |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἄζω | I dry up |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ᾱ̔ | — |
| 4 | Phoenician | 𐤀 | ox; aleph; alef |
| 5 | Egyptian | 𓃾 | — |