hibiscus

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἰβίσκος“marsh mallow”
2. Latin · derived fromhibiscum
3. Late Latin · borrowed fromhibiscus
4. English todayhibiscus

From Late Latin hibiscus, from Latin hibiscum, from Ancient Greek ἰβίσκος (ibískos, “marsh mallow”), probably ultimately from Gaulish.