Etymology of the English word comfrey
the English word
comfreyderived from the Old French word
cunfiriederived from the Classical Latin word
conferva (aquatic plant)
derived from the Latin word
confervere (knit , grow together, heal)
derived from the Latin word
fervere (be hot; boil, burn; be warm, aroused, inflamed)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bhreu-using the Latin prefix
com-derived from the Latin word
cum (with)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kom (near, with, together)
derived from the Old French word
cumfiriederived from the Latin root
*conferviaderived from the Classical Latin word
conferva (aquatic plant)
derived from the Latin word
confervere (knit , grow together, heal)
derived from the Latin word
fervere (be hot; boil, burn; be warm, aroused, inflamed)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bhreu-using the Latin prefix
com-derived from the Latin word
cum (with)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kom (near, with, together)
Date
The earliest known usage of comfrey in English dates from the 15th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
