nasturcium
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Middle English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin nasturtium, possibly through Old English nasturcium. For forms in nars-, compare Medieval Latin narstucium.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]nasturcium
- A plant in the genus Nasturtium; watercress.
- The garden cress (Lepidium sativum)
Descendants
[edit]- English: nasturtium (archaic nasturtian, nasturtion)
References
[edit]- “nasturcium, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin nasturtium, from Latin nāsus (“nose”) + tormentum (“torment”) or torquēre (“to twist”) for its pungence.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]nasturcium n
- various plants with a spicy flavor in the family Brassicaceae, especially the genus Nasturtium, watercress
- a. 1200, Herbarium Apuleii, London, British Library, Harley 6258B:
- Nim þa wyrt nasturcium & pollegian, seoð on wætere, sile drincan.
- Take the herbs nasturtium & pennyroyal, boil in water, and drink them.
Descendants
[edit]- >? Middle English: nasturcium, naisturcium, narstucium, narstuscium
- English: nasturtium (archaic nasturtian, nasturtion)
References
[edit]- “nasturtium, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, June 2003.
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