Where does “vervain” come from?

vervain (English) comes from Middle English verveyne, from Old French verveine, from Latin verbēna — foliage, especially that of olive, myrtle etc having religious and medicinal uses.

vervain (English): Any herbaceous plant in the genus "Verbena"...

Definitions

  1. Any herbaceous plant in the genus "Verbena"...

Ancestry of “vervain”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishverveynevervain
2Old Frenchverveine—
3Latinverbēnafoliage, especially that of olive, myrtle etc having religious and medicinal uses

Words derived from “vervain”

Every word from Latin verbēna →Every word from Old French verveine →Every word from Middle English verveyne →