Etymology of the English word swallowwort
the English word swallowwort
derived from the English word swallow
derived from the English word wort
derived from the Old French word celidoine
derived from the Medieval Latin word celidonia
derived from the Latin word chelidonia (greater celandine , swallowwort; kind of fig)
derived from the Latin word chelidonium (lesser celandine; eye-salve containing celandine juice)
derived from the Greek word chelidonion, χελιδόνιον
derived from the Greek word chelidonia
derived from the Greek word khelidonion