gillyflower

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκαρυόφυλλον“dried flower buds of the clove tree”
2. Late Latin · derived fromcaryophyllum
3. French · derived fromgirofle
4. English todaygillyflower

By folk etymology (with influence from flower) from French girofle, gilofre, from Late Latin caryophyllum, from Ancient Greek καρυόφυλλον (karuóphullon, “dried flower buds of the clove tree”).