lymph

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromνῠ́μφη“bride; spring water”
2. Latin · borrowed fromlympha“clear water”
3. French · borrowed fromlymphe
4. English todaylymph

Borrowing from French lymphe and/or Latin lympha (“clear water”), from Ancient Greek νῠ́μφη (nŭ́mphē, “bride; spring water”). Doublet of nymph.

Words from the same roots