hedera

Meaning

ivy (Hedera helix)

Concepts

ivy

lovestone

Synonyms

edera

Translations

lierre

Efeu

hiedra

hera

klimop

edera

heura

sarmaşık

κισσός

yedra

trepadeira

èdra

اللبلاب

hedra

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈhɛ.dɛ.ra]

Etymology

Unknown. One hypothesis derives it from Proto-Italic *hedezā, from earlier *xedezā, from *gʰed-es-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰed- (“to seize, grasp, take”), which is the same source as Latin *hendō in prehendō and Ancient Greek χανδάνω (khandánō, “to get, grasp”).