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Where does “clary” come from?

clary (English) comes from Middle English clarie, from Anglo-Norman sclaree, from Medieval Latin sclareia.

clary (English): clary sage

Definitions

  1. clary sage

Ancestry of “clary”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishclarie—
2Anglo-Normansclaree—
3Medieval Latinsclareia—
Every word from Medieval Latin sclareia →