English
henbit
Henbit may come from Medieval Latin Morsus gallinae.
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500Morsus gallinaeuncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 1586henbit
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500Morsus gallinaeuncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 1586henbit
Earliest quotation: 1586, Henry Lyte, Rembert Dodoens: “The fourth kind (called of the base Almaignes Hoenderbeet)…”
first attested First attested in 1578 (as stated in the etymology)
The story
First attested in 1578.
Every English word from Medieval Latin Morsus gallinae
Today it means
noun An annual herb, of species Lamium amplexicaule, with pink or purple flowers and deeply crenate leaves.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Medieval Latin Morsus gallinae / henbit