Where does “iris” come from?

iris (Swedish) comes from English Iris, from Latin Īris, from Ancient Greek Ἶρις, from Ancient Greek Ἴρις.

iris (Swedish): Iris

Definitions

  1. Iris

Ancestry of “iris”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishIrisA messenger of the gods, and goddess of rainbows
2LatinĪris—
3Ancient GreekἾριςIris
4Ancient GreekἼρις—

Words derived from “iris”

Every word from Ancient Greek Ἴρις →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἶρις →Every word from Latin Īris →