Where does “aconit” come from?

aconit (French) comes from Latin aconītum, from Ancient Greek ἀκόνιτον, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓κόνῑτος — without dust, without struggle.

aconit (French): aconite, monkshood

Definitions

  1. aconite, monkshood

Ancestry of “aconit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinaconītumAny of the poisonous plants of the genus Aconitum; wolfsbane, monkshood, aconite
2Ancient Greekἀκόνιτονleopard's bane, Aconitum anthora; wolf's bane,...
3Ancient Greekᾰ̓κόνῑτοςwithout dust, without struggle

Words derived from “aconit”

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