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Where does “jacinth” come from?

jacinth (Middle English) comes from Old French jacincte, from Medieval Latin jacintus, from Latin Hyacinthus, from Ancient Greek Ὑάκινθος.

Ancestry of “jacinth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchjacincte—
2Medieval Latinjacintus—
3LatinHyacinthus—
4Ancient GreekὙάκινθος—

Words derived from “jacinth”

  • hyacinth
  • hyacinthlike
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