[ˈmiɾtʊ]
OriginAttested since circa 1390. From Latin myrtus, from Ancient Greek μύρτος (múrtos).
- masculinemyrtle
“Et d'estas septe couselas saeẽ delas septe lumes, et nõ entrã en elas senõ olio de basmo ou de mirto ou de ouliua” — And outside from these seven receptacles seven fires burn, and nothing but oil of balsam or myrtle or olive enters in them
Formsmirtos(plural)