Where does “aconite” come from?
aconite (Latin) comes from Latin aconitus, from Latin aconītum, from Ancient Greek ἀκόνιτον, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓κόνῑτος — without dust, without struggle.
aconite (Latin): vocative masculine singular of aconītus
Definitions
- vocative masculine singular of aconītus
Ancestry of “aconite”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | aconitus | monkshood, wolfsbane |
| 2 | Latin | aconītum | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀκόνιτον | leopard's bane, Aconitum anthora; wolf's bane,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ᾰ̓κόνῑτος | without dust, without struggle |