Where does “celandine” come from?

celandine (English) comes from Middle English celidoine, from Old French celidoine, from Medieval Latin celidonia.

celandine (English): Either of two unrelated flowering plants

Definitions

  1. Either of two unrelated flowering plants

Ancestry of “celandine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcelidoine—
2Old Frenchcelidoine—
3Medieval Latincelidonia—
Every word from Medieval Latin celidonia →Every word from Old French celidoine →Every word from Middle English celidoine →