Where does “mirre” come from?

mirre (Middle English) comes from Old English myrre, from Latin Myrrha, from Ancient Greek Μύρρα, from Arabic مُرّ — bitter, severe, sharp, painful; myrrh.

mirre (Middle English): Myrrh; The myrrh tree

Definitions

  1. Myrrh; The myrrh tree

Ancestry of “mirre”, step by step

mirre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English myrre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmyrremyrrh
2LatinMyrrha—
3Ancient GreekΜύρραMyrrha, the mother of Adonis
4Arabicمُرّbitter, severe, sharp, painful; myrrh

via Old French mirre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmirremyrrh

Words derived from “mirre”

Every word from Arabic مُرّ →Every word from Ancient Greek Μύρρα →Every word from Latin Myrrha →