Where does “myrten” come from?

myrten (Swedish) comes from French myrte, from Latin Myrtus, from Ancient Greek Μύρτος, from Semitic m-r-r.

myrten (Swedish): myrtle evergreen shrub

Definitions

  1. myrtle evergreen shrub

Ancestry of “myrten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmyrtemyrtle
2LatinMyrtusmyrtle
3Ancient GreekΜύρτοςmyrtle (Myrtus communis)
4Semiticm-r-r

Words derived from “myrten

Every word from Semitic m-r-rEvery word from Ancient Greek ΜύρτοςEvery word from Latin Myrtus