Where does “mirre” come from?

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

mirre (Old French): myrrh

Definitions

  1. myrrh

Ancestry of “mirre”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mirre”

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