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Where does “mirtilo” come from?

mirtilo (Spanish) comes from Medieval Latin myrtillus, from Latin Myrtus, from Ancient Greek Μύρτος, from Semitic m-r-r.

mirtilo (Spanish): bilberry

Definitions

  1. bilberry

Ancestry of “mirtilo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinmyrtillusblueberry
2LatinMyrtusmyrtle
3Ancient GreekΜύρτος—
4Semiticm-r-r—
Every word from Semitic m-r-r →