Where does “verveine” come from?

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

verveine (French): vervain, verbena; verbena tea; vervain liqueur

Definitions

  1. vervain, verbena; verbena tea; vervain liqueur

Ancestry of “verveine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchvervainne—
2Latinverbēnae—
3Latinverbēnafoliage, especially that of olive, myrtle etc having religious and medicinal uses

Words derived from “verveine”

Every word from Latin verbēna →Every word from Latin verbēnae →Every word from Old French vervainne →