Where does “ysopar” come from?

ysopar (Old Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese ysope, from Latin hȳsōpum, from Ancient Greek ὕσσωπος, from Hebrew אזוב — hyssop; I will dribble.

ysopar (Old Portuguese): to bless with a holy water sprinkler

Definitions

  1. to bless with a holy water sprinkler

Ancestry of “ysopar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseysopeholy water sprinkler
2Latinhȳsōpumhyssop
3Ancient GreekὕσσωποςA species of "Origanum"; used to translate...
4Hebrewאזובhyssop; I will dribble

Words derived from “ysopar

Every word from Hebrew אזובEvery word from Ancient Greek ὕσσωποςEvery word from Latin hȳsōpum
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