English
margeline
Margeline comes from French morgeline ‘chickweed’, and goes back to Medieval Latin Morsus gallinae.
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500Morsus gallinae
- Frenchc. 1600–presentmorgeline‘chickweed’
- Englishtodaymargeline
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500Morsus gallinae
- Frenchc. 1600–presentmorgeline‘chickweed’
- Englishtodaymargeline
first attested First attested in 1572 (as stated in the etymology)
The story
First attested in 1572.
Every English word from Medieval Latin Morsus gallinae
Today it means
noun A type of herb referred to by Pliny as "asyla"; potentially chickweed or ivy-leaved speedwell.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Medieval Latin Morsus gallinae / margeline