Etymology of the English word spiraea
the English word
spiraeaderived from the Latin word
spiraeaderived from the Greek word
speiraia, σπειραία
derived from the Greek word
speira, σπεῖρα (a coil (spira, 'spire'); a mass of men (a Roman military cohort; also (by analogy) a squad of Levitical janitors))
Date
The earliest known usage of spiraea in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
