Where does “zizyphus” come from?

zizyphus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ζίζυφον, from Ancient Greek Σίσυφος, from Ancient Greek σοφός — clever, skillful, cunning, able; intelligent,...

zizyphus (Latin): jujube tree

Definitions

  1. jujube tree

Ancestry of “zizyphus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekζίζυφονjujube
2Ancient GreekΣίσυφοςSisyphus
3Ancient Greekσοφόςclever, skillful, cunning, able; intelligent,...

Words derived from “zizyphus

Every word from Ancient Greek σοφόςEvery word from Ancient Greek ΣίσυφοςEvery word from Ancient Greek ζίζυφον
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