Where does “mandragora” come from?

mandragora (Old English) comes from Medieval Latin mandragoras, from Ancient Greek μανδραγόρας, from Old Persian merdum gija — plant of humans.

Ancestry of “mandragora”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Medieval Latin	mandragoras	mandrake
2	Ancient Greek	μανδραγόρας	mandrake
3	Old Persian	merdum gija	plant of humans

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