seringa

French

noun

Definitions

hence any of several flowering plants of the genus Philadelphus
(uncommon) any of several flowering plants of the genus Syringa such as the lilacs.

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch, Flemish sering derived from Latin sȳrinx.

Origin

Latin

sȳrinx

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

syringa English
syrinx English
syrinks Finnish
syrinx Finnish
syringa Latin
sȳrinx Latin
sering Dutch, Flemish
syrinx Dutch, Flemish
sirène French
σῦριγξ Ancient Greek

sirène