Where does “mirra” come from?

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

mirra (Portuguese): myrrh; a skinny person; skeleton, mummy

Definitions

  1. myrrh; a skinny person; skeleton, mummy

Ancestry of “mirra”, step by step

mirra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Portuguese mirra

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

via Portuguese mirrar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesemirrarto wither

Words derived from “mirra”

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