Etymology

forsythia

F4O1R1S1Y4T1H4I1A1

Today it means: Any of several shrubs, of the genus Forsythia, native to Asia and Eastern Europe, that are cultivated for their yellow flowers, which bloom in early spring. Full definition →

Irish Fearsithe
Ask AI about its historyChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

The story

  1. Irish · derived fromFearsithe
  2. English todayforsythia

From New Latin, named in honor of Scottish horticulturist William Forsyth, who brought the shrub over from China. Forsyth's own name is from Irish Fearsithe, meaning "man of peace."

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.