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Iris

2 stages from Greek to English.

Today it means the colored, ring-shaped part of the eye, or a flowering garden plant
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Iris
Greek · ancient
"the goddess of the rainbow"
the goddess of the rainbow, who served as a messenger between gods and mortals
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iris
English · 1300s
"the colored part of the eye, or a flowering plant"
broadened from the goddess to the colorful part of the eye and a flowering plant
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