The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromχαιρέφυλλον
- Latin · derived fromcaerefolium
- Anglo-Norman · derived fromchervele
- Old English · inherited fromcerfille
- Middle English · inherited fromchervell
- English todaychervil
From Middle English chervell, from Old English cerfille, from Anglo-Norman chervele (compare Jèrriais chèrfi), from Latin caerefolium, from Ancient Greek χαιρέφυλλον (khairéphullon).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.