Where does “Cyperus” come from?

Cyperus (Translingual) comes from Latin cyperus, from Ancient Greek κύπειρος, from Ancient Greek κύπειρον — galingale.

Cyperus (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Cyperus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincyperusgalingale
2Ancient Greekκύπειρος—
3Ancient Greekκύπειρονgalingale

Words derived from “Cyperus”

Every word from Ancient Greek κύπειρον →Every word from Ancient Greek κύπειρος →Every word from Latin cyperus →