myrtle

English

/ˈmɜːtəl/, /ˈmɝtəl/

noun

Definitions

An evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus Myrtus, native to southern Europe and north Africa.

Etymology

Derived from Old French myrte derived from Latin myrtus (myrtle).

Origin

Latin

myrtus

Gloss

myrtle

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

bog English
bog-myrtle English
myrtled English
myrtetum Latin
myrtillus Latin
myrtus Latin
mirto Italian
myrte French
mirto Spanish, Castilian
μύρτος Ancient Greek
mirto Portuguese
myrte Old French
mirt Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
mirtil Old High German