The story
- Latin · derived fromlupīnus“pertaining to the wolf”
- Old French · derived fromlupin
- Middle English · inherited fromlupyne
- English todaylupin
From Middle English lupyne, lupine, from Old French lupin, from Latin lupīnus (“pertaining to the wolf”), because of the wolf-like “fang” within the blossom. It has also been linked to an assumed depletion of nutrients in the soil.
Words from the same roots
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.