tulip · noun1
- Classical Persian · derived fromدلبند“turban”
- Ottoman Turkish · derived fromدلبند“cheesecloth”
- Middle French · borrowed fromtulipe
- English todaytulip
From Middle French tulipe, from earlier tulipan, from Ottoman Turkish دلبند (tülbent, dülbent, “cheesecloth”), from Classical Persian دلبند (dulband, “turban”). Doublet of turban.
Tulip · proper noun2
Unexplained, but possibly a late formation from tulip.
Tulip · proper noun3
From tulip.
Words from the same roots
Ottoman Turkishدلبند all →
turban
Classical Persianدلبند all →
turbantulipant
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.