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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

  1. "Calendula officinalis", a species of marigold

Ancestry of “pot marigold”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMarigoldA rubber glove, especially one for use in...
2Middle Englishmarigolde—
3EnglishMarythe Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ;...
4FrenchMarieMary
5Old FrenchMarie—
6LatinMarīa—
7Ancient GreekΜαρία—
8Hebrewמִרְיָם—
9Aramaicמריםbitter
10Biblical Hebrewמִרְיָם—
Every word from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם →