Where does “byssus” come from?

byssus (New Latin) comes from Latin byssus, from Ancient Greek βύσσος, from Hebrew בּוּץ — byssus.

byssus (New Latin): sea silk

Definitions

  1. sea silk

Ancestry of “byssus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbyssusbyssus or sea silk
2Ancient Greekβύσσοςflax; linen; Levant cotton
3Hebrewבּוּץbyssus
Every word from Hebrew בּוּץ →Every word from Ancient Greek βύσσος →Every word from Latin byssus →