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Where does “wolfsbane” come from?

wolfsbane (English) comes from Ancient Greek λυκοκτόνον, from Ancient Greek λυκοκτόνος — wolf-slaying.

wolfsbane (English): Any of several poisonous perennial herbs of the...

Definitions

  1. Any of several poisonous perennial herbs of the...

Ancestry of “wolfsbane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλυκοκτόνονwolfsbane
2Ancient Greekλυκοκτόνοςwolf-slaying
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