Where does “ervil” come from?
ervil (English) comes from Latin ervilia, from Latin ervum — bitter vetch , and by extension other types of...
ervil (English): bitter vetch, blister vetch
Definitions
- bitter vetch, blister vetch
Ancestry of “ervil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | ervilia | A type of vetch |
| 2 | Latin | ervum | bitter vetch , and by extension other types of... |