krookus

Finnish

noun

Definitions

crocus perennial flowering plant of the genus Crocus

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin crocus derived from Ancient Greek κρόκος (crocus, saffron).

Origin

Ancient Greek

κρόκος

Gloss

crocus, saffron

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

crocus English
croculum Latin
crocum Latin
crocus Latin
croco Italian
krokus Dutch, Flemish
crocus French
крокус Russian
κροκόμαγμα Ancient Greek
κρόκινος Ancient Greek
κρόκος Ancient Greek
croco Portuguese
groc Catalan, Valencian
krókus Icelandic
croque Galician
κρόκος Greek (modern)