Where does “gill-over-the-ground” come from?

gill-over-the-ground (English) comes from English gillian, from English Juliana, from Middle English Juliana, from Latin Iuliana.

gill-over-the-ground (English): ground ivy

Definitions

  1. ground ivy

Ancestry of “gill-over-the-ground”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgillianA girl, especially a wanton; A prostitute
2EnglishJuliana—
3Middle EnglishJuliana—
4LatinIuliana—
Every word from Latin Iuliana →Every word from Middle English Juliana →Every word from English Juliana →