Etymology of the English word eglantine
the English word
eglantinederived from the Old French word
eglantinederived from the Old French word
aiglentderived from the Latin root
*aculentumderived from the Latin root
*aculentusderived from the Latin word
aculeus (sting, spine, thorn)
derived from the Late Latin word
acus (husks of grain, beans, chaff; needle, pin; hair-pin)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ak-derived from the French word
églantinederived from the Latin root
*aculentusderived from the Latin word
aculeus (sting, spine, thorn)
derived from the Late Latin word
acus (husks of grain, beans, chaff; needle, pin; hair-pin)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ak-Date
The earliest known usage of eglantine in English dates from the 14th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
