- ξίρις
- ξίριςGrammatical information: f.Meaning: `Iris foetidissima' (Thphr.)Other forms: Also ξιρίς (Dsc. 4, 22); and σῖρις or σίρις (EM. 209, 35). ξυρίς (Dsc., Plin. Gal.); ξειρίς (Ar., Hesych.).Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]Etymology: Frisk doubts (s.v. ξυρ-) which is the original form (ξιρ- or ξυρ-); DELG thinks that ξυρ- could be due to folketymology (referring to Stömberg, Pflanzennamen 44); the form σιρις suggests that ξιρ- is the oldest form. The variants point to Pre-Greek.
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.