Where does “malvavisco” come from?

malvavisco (Spanish) comes from Medieval Latin malvaviscus, from Latin hibiscum, from Ancient Greek ἰβίσκος — marsh mallow.

malvavisco (Spanish): mallow; marshmallow

Definitions

  1. mallow; marshmallow

Ancestry of “malvavisco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinmalvaviscus—
2Latinhibiscummarsh mallow
3Ancient Greekἰβίσκοςmarsh mallow
Every word from Ancient Greek ἰβίσκος →Every word from Latin hibiscum →Every word from Medieval Latin malvaviscus →