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Where does “aconītum” come from?

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

Ancestry of “aconītum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀκόνιτονleopard's bane, Aconitum anthora; wolf's bane,...
2Ancient Greekᾰ̓κόνῑτοςwithout dust, without struggle
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