ivy

Significat (Anglès)

  1. (countable, uncountable) Any of several woody, climbing, or trailing evergreen plants of the genus Hedera.
  2. (broadly, countable, uncountable) Any similar plant of any genus.

Sinònims

Hedera helix

common ivy

English ivy

Hedera

climbing plant

Freqüència

C1
Pronunciat com a (IPA)
/ˈaɪvi/
Etimologia (Anglès)

In summary

From Middle English ivi, from Old English īfiġ, from Proto-West Germanic *ibig, *ibag, *ibah, from Proto-Germanic *ibahs (compare West Flemish iefte, Low German Eiloov, Ieloof, German Efeu), from Proto-Indo-European *(h₁)ebʰ- (compare Welsh efwr (“black elder”), Ancient Greek ἴφυον (íphuon, “spike-lavender, Lavandula Spica”)).

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