Where does “iridescenza” come from?

iridescenza (Italian) comes from Italian iridescente, from Italian iride, from Latin Īris, from Ancient Greek Ἶρις, from Ancient Greek Ἴρις.

iridescenza (Italian): iridescence

Definitions

  1. iridescence

Ancestry of “iridescenza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianiridescenteiridescent
2Italianirideiris; rainbow; An iridescent variety of...
3LatinĪris—
4Ancient GreekἾριςIris
5Ancient GreekἼρις—
Every word from Ancient Greek Ἴρις →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἶρις →Every word from Latin Īris →