Where does “pot marigold” come from?
pot marigold (English) comes from English Marigold, from Middle English marigolde, from English Mary, from French Marie, from Old French Marie, from Latin Marīa, from Ancient Greek Μαρία, from Hebrew מִרְיָם.
pot marigold (English): "Calendula officinalis", a species of marigold
Definitions
- "Calendula officinalis", a species of marigold
Ancestry of “pot marigold”, step by step
pot marigold traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Marigold
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Marigold | A rubber glove, especially one for use in... |
| 2 | Middle English | marigolde | — |
| 3 | English | Mary | the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ;... |
| 4 | French | Marie | Mary |
| 5 | Old French | Marie | — |
| 6 | Latin | Marīa | Mary mother of Jesus |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Μαρία | Mary, Maria |
| 8 | Hebrew | מִרְיָם | — |
| 9 | Aramaic | מרים | bitter |
| 10 | Biblical Hebrew | מִרְיָם | — |
via English pot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pot | A flat-bottomed vessel used for cooking food;... |
| 2 | Middle English | pot | A pot; a circular receptacle or vessel; The top... |
| 3 | Old French | pot | pot; third-person singular present indicative of... |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | pottum | — |
| 5 | Frankish | *pott | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | puttaz | pot, jar, tub |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | budn- | a kind of vessel; type of vessel; a type of... |