Where does “mirto” come from?

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

mirto (Portuguese): myrtle

Definitions

  1. myrtle

Ancestry of “mirto”, step by step

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