ivy

Significado (inglés)

1. Any of several woody, climbing, or trailing evergreen plants of the genus Hedera.
2. Any similar plant of any genus.

Sinónimos

vine

Hedera helix

common ivy

English ivy

Hedera

bindweed

lovestone

climbing plant

creeper

tendril

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈaɪvi/

Etimoloxía (inglés)

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”)).