Etymology of the English word tulip
the English word
tulipderived from the French word
tulipederived from the French word
tulipanderived from the Ottoman Turkish word
tülbendderived from the Persian word
dulbandderived from the New Latin word
tulipa (tulip)
derived from the Turkish word
tulbendderived from the Persian word
dulbandDate
The earliest known usage of tulip in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
tulipwood,
tulipomaniaCognates
Dutch
tulp, French
tulipe, German
Tulpe, Icelandic
túlípani, Italian
tulipano, Swedish
tulpanUsage
Word found in Modern English
