Ivy
/ΛaΙͺ.vi/noun
A climbing evergreen plant of the genus Hedera, often grown as ground cover or on walls.
Did you know?Ivy was sacred to Dionysus in Greek tradition, and its old name reached English through Latin and Old French before becoming the plant we know today.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*wei-
βto twist, turn, or windβ
Ancient Greek
Greek
kissos
βivyβ
Latin
Latin
hedera
βivyβ
Old French
Old French
ive
βivyβ
Middle English
English
ivi
βivyβ
Modern English
English
ivy
βthe climbing evergreen plantβ