Where does “isop” come from?

isop (Romanian) comes from Old Church Slavonic исопъ, from Ancient Greek ὕσσωπος, from Hebrew אזוב — hyssop; I will dribble.

isop (Romanian): hyssop

Definitions

  1. hyssop

Ancestry of “isop”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicисопъ—
2Ancient GreekὕσσωποςA species of "Origanum"; used to translate...
3Hebrewאזובhyssop; I will dribble
Every word from Hebrew אזוב →Every word from Ancient Greek ὕσσωπος →Every word from Old Church Slavonic исопъ →