Where does “foaltine” come from?

foaltine (Romanian) comes from German Veilchen — The flower violet; A black eye.

foaltine (Romanian): wallflower (Erysimum cheiri, syn. Cheiranthus cheiri)

Definitions

  1. wallflower (Erysimum cheiri, syn. Cheiranthus cheiri)

Ancestry of “foaltine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVeilchenThe flower violet; A black eye
Every word from German Veilchen →