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Where does “hyacint” come from?

hyacint (Swedish) comes from Latin Hyacinthus, from Ancient Greek Ὑάκινθος.

Ancestry of “hyacint”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinHyacinthus—
2Ancient GreekὙάκινθος—
Every word from Ancient Greek Ὑάκινθος →