Where does “iris” come from?

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

iris (Romanian): iris of the eye

Definitions

  1. iris of the eye

Ancestry of “iris”, step by step

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