Where does “sorgo” come from?

sorgo (Spanish) comes from Latin Sȳricum, from Latin Sȳria, from Ancient Greek Συρία, from Ancient Greek Ἀσσυρία, from Akkadian Aššūrāyu, from Akkadian Aššūr — Assur.

sorgo (Spanish): sorghum

Definitions

  1. sorghum

Ancestry of “sorgo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinSȳricum
2LatinSȳriaAssyria
3Ancient GreekΣυρίαSyria
4Ancient GreekἈσσυρία
5AkkadianAššūrāyu
6AkkadianAššūrAssur
Every word from Akkadian AššūrEvery word from Akkadian AššūrāyuEvery word from Ancient Greek Ἀσσυρία
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