Etymology of the French word aconit
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 aconit in French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in French
aconitineDerivations in other languages
English
aconite, English
monkshood, English
wolfsbane, Romanian
aconit
