Where does “azalea” come from?
azalea (Spanish) comes from New Latin Azalea, from Ancient Greek ἀζαλέος, from Ancient Greek ἄζω, from Ancient Greek ᾱ̔, from Phoenician 𐤀, from Egyptian 𓃾.
azalea (Spanish): azalea
Ancestry of “azalea”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | New Latin | Azalea | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀζαλέος | dry, parched |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἄζω | I dry up |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ᾱ̔ | — |
| 5 | Phoenician | 𐤀 | ox; aleph; alef |
| 6 | Egyptian | 𓃾 | — |