Etymology of the English word aconite
the English word
aconitederived from the French word
aconitderived from the Classical Latin word
aconitum (wolfbane, aconite ; aconite as a poison)
derived from the Greek word
akoniton, ἀκόνιτον
derived from the Greek word
akonitosusing the Greek prefix
a-, ἀ- (an- not, without)
derived from the Greek word
konis, κόνις
Date
The earliest known usage of aconite in English dates from the 16th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
