Where does “Ziziphus” come from?
Ziziphus (Translingual) comes from Latin ziziphus, from Ancient Greek ζίζυφον, from Ancient Greek Σίσυφος, from Ancient Greek σοφός — clever, skillful, cunning, able; intelligent,...
Ancestry of “Ziziphus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | ziziphus | alternative form of zīzyphus |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ζίζυφον | jujube |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Σίσυφος | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σοφός | clever, skillful, cunning, able; intelligent,... |