ivy

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

vine

Hedera helix

common ivy

English ivy

Hedera

bindweed

lovestone

climbing plant

creeper

tendril

Translations

hiedra

Efeu

edera

lierre

klimop

hedera

hera

κισσός

heura

yedra

sarmaşık

trepadeira

Hedera

veil

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈaɪvi/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: ivi

Inherited from Old English: īfiġ

Cognate with West Flemish: iefte

Cognate with Low German: Eiloov

Cognate with German: Efeu

Cognate with Welsh: efwr

Cognate with Ancient Greek: ἴφυον

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”)).