Where does “zizzania” come from?
zizzania (Italian) comes from Ecclesiastical Latin zizania, from Ancient Greek ζιζάνια, from Ancient Greek ζιζάνιον, from Sumerian 𒍣𒍝𒀭 — wheat.
zizzania (Italian): a darnel, tare; discord
Ancestry of “zizzania”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ecclesiastical Latin | zizania | cockle, tares, darnel |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ζιζάνια | nominative/accusative/vocative plural of... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ζιζάνιον | darnel, ryegrass |
| 4 | Sumerian | 𒍣𒍝𒀭 | wheat |