Where does “ハイビスカス” come from?

ハイビスカス (Japanese) comes from English hibiscus, from Latin hibiscus, from Latin hibiscum, from Ancient Greek ἰβίσκος — marsh mallow.

ハイビスカス (Japanese): hibiscus

Definitions

  1. hibiscus

Ancestry of “ハイビスカス”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhibiscusA flower of the genus "Hibiscus", especially...
2Latinhibiscus—
3Latinhibiscummarsh mallow
4Ancient Greekἰβίσκοςmarsh mallow
Every word from Ancient Greek ἰβίσκος →Every word from Latin hibiscum →Every word from Latin hibiscus →