Where does “hyssopus” come from?

hyssopus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ὕσσωπος, from Hebrew אזוב — hyssop; I will dribble.

Ancestry of “hyssopus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekὕσσωποςA species of "Origanum"; used to translate...
2Hebrewאזובhyssop; I will dribble

Words derived from “hyssopus”

Every word from Hebrew אזוב →Every word from Ancient Greek ὕσσωπος →