The story
- French · borrowed fromsainfoin
- English todaysainfoin
From French sainfoin, from sain (“healthy, healthful”) + foin (“hay”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A perennial herb of the genus Onobrychis with pale pink flowers, especially Onobrychis viciifolia (syn. Onobrychis sativa). Full definition →