Where does “agrimony” come from?
agrimony (English) comes from Middle English egremoyne, from Middle French agremoine, from Latin agrimōnia, from Latin argemōnia, from Ancient Greek ἀργεμώνη, from Ancient Greek ἄργεμον, from Ancient Greek ἀργός, from Ancient Greek ἀ- — together, one.
agrimony (English): Any of several perennial herbaceous plants, of...
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- Any of several perennial herbaceous plants, of...
Ancestry of “agrimony”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | egremoyne | — |
| 2 | Middle French | agremoine | — |
| 3 | Latin | agrimōnia | — |
| 4 | Latin | argemōnia | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀργεμώνη | {{vern|pale poppy}}, {{taxlink|Papaver... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἄργεμον | albugo, a white speck on the eye; herb bennet,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀργός | white, bright; swift; not working, idle |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |