Where does “iridescent” come from?

iridescent (Romanian) comes from French iridescent, from Latin Īris, from Ancient Greek Ἶρις, from Ancient Greek Ἴρις.

iridescent (Romanian): iridescent

Definitions

  1. iridescent

Ancestry of “iridescent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchiridescentiridescent
2LatinĪris—
3Ancient GreekἾριςIris
4Ancient GreekἼρις—
Every word from Ancient Greek Ἴρις →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἶρις →Every word from Latin Īris →