Where does “Margarita” come from?

Margarita (Latvian) comes from Latin margarīta, from Ancient Greek μαργαρίτης, from Proto-Iranian *mŕ̥ga-ahri-ita-.

Margarita (Latvian): Margaret

Definitions

  1. Margaret

Ancestry of “Margarita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmargarītapearl
2Ancient Greekμαργαρίτηςpearl; a type of Egyptian plant
3Proto-Iranian*mŕ̥ga-ahri-ita-—

Words derived from “Margarita”

Every word from Proto-Iranian *mŕ̥ga-ahri-ita- →Every word from Ancient Greek μαργαρίτης →Every word from Latin margarīta →
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