Where does “mirtilo” come from?

mirtilo (Portuguese) comes from Medieval Latin myrtillus, from Latin Myrtus, from Ancient Greek Μύρτος, from Semitic m-r-r.

mirtilo (Portuguese): blueberry; bilberry

Definitions

  1. blueberry; bilberry

Ancestry of “mirtilo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinmyrtillusblueberry
2LatinMyrtusmyrtle
3Ancient GreekΜύρτοςmyrtle (Myrtus communis)
4Semiticm-r-r—
Every word from Semitic m-r-r →Every word from Ancient Greek Μύρτος →Every word from Latin Myrtus →