Etymology

asphodel

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Today it means: Any of the flowering plants of the family Asphodelaceae, especially Asphodelus ramosus and Asphodelus albus; the flower of these plants. Full definition →

Latin asphodelus ← Ancient Greek ἀσφόδελος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀσφόδελος
  2. Latin · learned borrowing fromasphodelus
  3. English todayasphodel

Learned borrowing from Latin asphodelus, from Ancient Greek ἀσφόδελος (asphódelos). Doublet of daffodil.

Words from the same roots

Latinasphodelus all →

daffodil

Ancient Greekἀσφόδελος all →

daffodil

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.