The story
- Latin · derived from-alis“-al”
- Ancient Greek · derived fromῥίψ“wickerwork”
- English todayrhipsalis
From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ῥίψ (rhíps, “wickerwork”) + Latin -alis (“-al”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
rhipsalis
Today it means: Any plant of the genus Rhipsalis, epiphytic flowering plants in the cactus family, often known as mistletoe cacti. Full definition →
Ancient Greek ῥίψ ← Latin -alis