English
alatern
Alatern comes from Latin alaternus ‘the shrub Rhamnus alaternus’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEalaternus‘the shrub Rhamnus alaternus’
- Englishtodayalatern
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEalaternus‘the shrub Rhamnus alaternus’
- Englishtodayalatern
Every English word from Latin alaternus
Today it means
noun An ornamental evergreen shrub (Rhamnus alaternus; Italian buckthorn).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin alaternus / alatern