Where does “verbena” come from?

verbena (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish berbena, from Latin verbēna — foliage, especially that of olive, myrtle etc having religious and medicinal uses.

verbena (Spanish): verbena; a night-time fair or party

Definitions

  1. verbena; a night-time fair or party

Ancestry of “verbena”, step by step

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

Words derived from “verbena”

Every word from Latin verbēna →Every word from Old Spanish berbena →