Where does “mirra” come from?
mirra (Middle English) comes from Middle English mirre, from Old English myrre, from Latin Myrrha, from Ancient Greek Μύρρα, from Arabic مُرّ — bitter, severe, sharp, painful; myrrh.
mirra (Middle English): Alternative form of mirre
Definitions
- Alternative form of mirre
Ancestry of “mirra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | mirre | Myrrh; The myrrh tree |
| 2 | Old English | myrre | — |
| 3 | Latin | Myrrha | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Μύρρα | — |
| 5 | Arabic | مُرّ | bitter, severe, sharp, painful; myrrh |