Where does “iris” come from?

iris (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Ancient Greek Ἶρις, from Ancient Greek Ἴρις.

iris (Norwegian Nynorsk): an iris

Definitions

  1. an iris

Ancestry of “iris”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἾριςIris
2Ancient GreekἼρις—
Every word from Ancient Greek Ἴρις →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἶρις →