Where does “cizaña” come from?
cizaña (Spanish) comes from Latin zīzania, from Ancient Greek ζιζάνια, from Ancient Greek ζιζάνιον, from Sumerian 𒍣𒍝𒀭 — wheat.
cizaña (Spanish): darnel, tare; an injurious thing or action;...
Definitions
- darnel, tare; an injurious thing or action;...
Ancestry of “cizaña”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | zīzania | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ζιζάνια | nominative/accusative/vocative plural of... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ζιζάνιον | darnel, ryegrass |
| 4 | Sumerian | 𒍣𒍝𒀭 | wheat |