hyacinth

hyacinth · noun¹

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὑάκινθος“any of several dark blue flowers”
2. Latin · derived fromhyacinthus
3. Medieval Latin · derived fromjacinthus
4. Old English · derived fromiacinþ
5. Medieval Latin · derived fromjacintus
6. Old French · derived fromjacincte
7. Middle English · derived fromjacinth
8. English todayhyacinth

From Middle English jacinth, partly from Old French jacincte, from Medieval Latin jacintus, and partly from Old English iacinþ, from Medieval Latin jacinthus, both from Latin hyacinthus, from Ancient Greek ὑάκινθος (huákinthos, “any of several dark blue flowers”), ultimately from a non-Indo-European Mediterranean language. Re-Latinized in the 16th century.

Hyacinth · proper noun²

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὙάκινθος
2. Latin · derived fromHyacinthus
3. English todayHyacinth

From Latin Hyacinthus, a saint's name from Ancient Greek Ὑάκινθος (Huákinthos), the name of a mythological character.

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