Etymology

aconite

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Today it means: The herb wolfsbane, or monkshood; any plant of the genus Aconitum, all the species of which are poisonous. Full definition →

French aconit ← Latin aconītum ← Ancient Greek ἀκόνιτον
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀκόνιτον
  2. Latin · derived fromaconītum
  3. French · borrowed fromaconit
  4. English todayaconite

From French aconit, from Latin aconītum, from Ancient Greek ἀκόνιτον (akóniton).

Words from the same roots

Latinaconītum all →

aconitum

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