English
alecost
Alecost comes from Latin costus ‘an aromatic plant’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcostus‘an aromatic plant’
- Englishtodayalecost
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcostus‘an aromatic plant’
- Englishtodayalecost
Every English word from Latin costus
Today it means
noun The plant costmary (Tanacetum balsamita), formerly much used for flavoring ale.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin costus / alecost