Where does “murta” come from?

murta (Portuguese) comes from Latin myrta, from Ancient Greek Μύρτος, from Semitic m-r-r.

murta (Portuguese): myrtle

Definitions

  1. myrtle

Ancestry of “murta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmyrtanominative plural of myrtum; accusative plural of...
2Ancient GreekΜύρτοςmyrtle (Myrtus communis)
3Semiticm-r-r—
Every word from Semitic m-r-r →Every word from Ancient Greek Μύρτος →Every word from Latin myrta →