Where does “mirto” come from?

mirto (Italian) comes from Latin Myrtus, from Ancient Greek Μύρτος, from Semitic m-r-r.

mirto (Italian): common myrtle; myrtle

Definitions

  1. common myrtle; myrtle

Ancestry of “mirto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinMyrtusmyrtle
2Ancient GreekΜύρτοςmyrtle (Myrtus communis)
3Semiticm-r-r

Words derived from “mirto

Every word from Semitic m-r-rEvery word from Ancient Greek ΜύρτοςEvery word from Latin Myrtus