Where does “nepitella” come from?

nepitella (English) comes from Italian nepitella, from Latin nepeta — catnip.

nepitella (English): A herb, Clinopodium nepeta, lesser calamint

Definitions

  1. A herb, Clinopodium nepeta, lesser calamint

Ancestry of “nepitella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiannepitellaa perennial herb of species Clinopodium nepeta (syn. Calamintha nepeta)
2Latinnepetacatnip
Every word from Latin nepeta →Every word from Italian nepitella →