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Where does “hijacint” come from?

hijacint (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Latin Hyacinthus, from Ancient Greek Ὑάκινθος.

hijacint (Serbo-Croatian): hyacinth

Definitions

  1. hyacinth

Ancestry of “hijacint”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinHyacinthus—
2Ancient GreekὙάκινθος—
Every word from Ancient Greek Ὑάκινθος →