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Where does “hisopo” come from?

hisopo (Spanish) comes from Latin hȳsōpum, from Ancient Greek ὕσσωπος, from Hebrew אזוב — hyssop; I will dribble.

hisopo (Spanish): hyssop; aspergillium; cotton swab, abbreviation...

Definitions

  1. hyssop; aspergillium; cotton swab, abbreviation...

Ancestry of “hisopo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhȳsōpum—
2Ancient GreekὕσσωποςA species of "Origanum"; used to translate...
3Hebrewאזובhyssop; I will dribble

Words derived from “hisopo”

  • hisopar
  • hisopillo
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