nepenth

The story

1. Latin · derived fromnēpenthes
2. French · derived fromnépenthe
3. English todaynepenth

From French népenthe, népenthès (“nepenthes”), népente (“a plant from which a drug supposedly bringing relief from grief may be obtained”), or Latin nēpenthes: see further at nepenthes. Compare Italian nepente.

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