Etymograph

English

herborization

Herborization comes from French herboriser ‘to herborize, to collect herbs for medicinal…’.

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presentherboriser‘to herborize, to collect herbs for medicinal uses’
  2. French, derivedc. 1600–presentherborisation
  3. Englishtodayherborization

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presentherboriser‘to herborize, to collect herbs for medicinal uses’
  2. French, derivedc. 1600–presentherborisation
  3. Englishtodayherborization

Today it means

noun The act of herborizing (collecting and classifying plants during an excursion).

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / French herboriser / herborization