IVY - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Noun
Old World vine with lobed evergreen leaves and black berrylike fruits
Categories: Vine
Synonyms
Hedera helix, Common ivy, English ivy, Ivy
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "ivy" comes from Proto-Indo-European *(h₁)ebʰ. It started in Proto-Germanic *ibahs. Then it appeared in Old English īfiġ. Later, people used it in Middle English ivi. Many other languages have similar words:.
- West Flemish: iefte
- Low German: Eiloov
- German: Efeu
- Welsh: efwr
- Ancient Greek: ἴφυον
🧩 Fun Fact
Each civilization borrowed this word because they encountered the concept through cultural contact.