The story
- Latin · derived from(herba) cōnfirma
- Middle English · inherited fromcumfiria
- English todaycomfrey
From Middle English cumfiria, from Latin (herba) cōnfirma in Pseudo-Apuleius, also called cōnsolida, cōnserva, cōnferva, from conferveo (“to boil together”); from the use of the plant in tea to aid in healing bones.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.