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Haitian Creole: lay (from l’ail)

Mauritian Creole: lay (from l’ail)

Moore: lay (from l’ail)

Inherited from Old French, from Latin allium.


menthe

Haitian Creole: mant

→ Romanian: mentă


cumin

From Latin cuminum, from Ancient Greek κύμινον (kúminon), itself of Semitic origin.


oignon

desctree

Saint Dominican Creole French: z'oignon
Haitian Creole: zonyon

Seychellois Creole: zonyon

Inherited from Middle French oingnon, from Old French oignon, from Latin ūniōnem.


bugle

Borrowed from English bugle, itself from Anglo-Norman and Old French bugle, from Latin buculus.


bugle

Inherited from Old French bugle, probably borrowed from Medieval Latin bugula, probably related to Late Latin bugillō (cf. bouillon).


toque

Inherited from Middle French toque, tocque (“toque", also "a type of hairstyle”), in some senses from Spanish toca (“headdress”) and in other senses from Italian tocca, from Lombard toh, from Lombardic *tuoh, from Proto-West Germanic *dōk (“cloth”).


tisane

From Latin tisana, ptisana, from Ancient Greek πτισάνη (ptisánē, “peeled barley, barley gruel”), related to πτίσσειν (ptíssein, “to peel”).

der

(colloquial, dated) beating, pounding, thrashing


carvi

Inherited from Old French carvi, borrowed from Medieval Latin carvi, from Arabic كَرَاوِيَا (karāwiyā). Doublet of chervis.


persil

fr-noun

persil m (countable and uncountable, plural persils)

Inherited from Old French persil, peresil, perresil, inherited from Latin petroselīnum (possibly through a Vulgar Latin *petrosīnu, compare Sicilian pitrusinu and the Old French variant persin, later with the suffix -il; or through Early Medieval Latin petrosilio), itself from Ancient Greek πετροσέλῑνον (petrosélīnon), from πέτρος (pétros, “stone”) + σέλῑνον (sélīnon, “celery”).

der

πετροσέλῑνον


anis

→ Galician: anís

→ Portuguese: anis

→ Spanish: anís

Inherited from Old French anis, from Latin anīsum, from Ancient Greek ἄνισον (ánison).


carotte

Seychellois Creole: karot

Mauritian Creole: karot

→ Catalan: carrota

→ English: carotte

→ German: Karotte

→ Vietnamese: cà rốt

Borrowed from Latin carōta, from Ancient Greek κᾰρωτόν (kărōtón).


poireau

Haitian Creole: powo

From the form porreau (probably influenced by poire), from a diminutive of the Old French por (cf. poiree, poree, poret), from Latin porrum. Compare Norman pouothé and Walloon porea.

Allium ampeloprasum
Allium ampeloprasum#Translingual

Allium porrum
Allium porrum#Translingual

leek (Allium ampeloprasum, syn. Allium porrum)


fenouil

Inherited from Old French fenoil, from Vulgar Latin *fenuclum, syncopated form of Late Latin fēnuculum, a diminutive of Latin fēnum.


lavande

→ Romanian: lavandă

From Middle French lavande (ca. 1300), ultimately from Medieval Latin lavendula. The French form is said to derive from Italian lavanda, though the latter is attested significantly later. Alternatively it may be an independent dissimilation.


panais

Haitian Creole: pane

Inherited from Old French pasnaie, from Latin pastinaca. Doublet of pastenague.


sauge

Inherited from Old French sauge, from Latin salvia.

Salvia officinalis
Salvia officinalis#Translingual

Delachaux et Niestlé
w:fr:Delachaux et Niestlé

(Réunion) Synonym of sauge écarlate (“blood sage”) (Salvia coccinea Buc'hoz ex Etl.)


estragon

→ Swedish: dragon

→ Finnish: rakuuna

Metathesized from estargon, from targon, borrowed from Medieval Latin tarcon, altarcon, from Arabic طَرْخُون (ṭarḵūn), ultimately from Ancient Greek δρακόντιον (drakóntion), from δράκων (drákōn).

Arabic طَرْخُون (ṭarḵūn)


berle

→ German: Berle

Inherited from Latin berula, from Gaulish berulā, a diminutive form of beru.


coriandre

→ Romanian: coriandru

Inherited from Old French coriandre, borrowed from Latin coriandrum, from Ancient Greek κορίαννον (koríannon), κορίανδρον (koríandron).

(uncountable) coriander (the herb and spice)


ciboulette

→ Catalan: cibulet

Diminutive of ciboule, with the suffix -ette.


thym

Comment conserver le thym ? Le thym frais peut être stocké au réfrigérateur enveloppé dans du papier journal ou papier kraft, jamais dans un sac plastique. Humidifié, il peut être mis dans de pots en verre teinté foncé, et pourra ainsi être conservé plusieurs mois loin de la lumière.

2013, Henri Joyeux, Guillaume Bouguet, Le thym et le chirurgien:

How do you preserve thyme? Fresh thyme can be stored in the refrigerator wrapped in newspaper or brown paper, never in a plastic bag. It can also be put into dark-coloured glass jars with some water, and kept for several months away from light.


romarin

Salvia rosmarinus
Salvia rosmarinus#Translingual

Rosmarinus officinalis
Rosmarinus officinalis#Translingual

rosemary (Salvia rosmarinus, syn. Rosmarinus officinalis)


échalote

échalotes (plural)
échalotte (alternative)

→ English: shallot

→ German: Schalotte
→ Romanian: șalotă

→ Portuguese: chalota

→ Spanish: chalote, chalota

Inherited from Middle French eschalote, alteration of Old French eschaloigne, from Classical Latin ascalonia (cēpa) (literally “onion of Ascalon”). Cf. also Medieval Latin scalongia, escalonia, modeled after the Old French.

inh

Allium cepa var. aggregatum
Allium cepa var. aggregatum


cerfeuil

From Latin chaerephyllum or caerefolium.


aneth

Borrowed from Latin anēthum, from Ancient Greek ἄνηθον (ánēthon).


crapaudine

Several types of precious stones
toadstone


angélique

Borrowed from Latin angelicus, from angelus (“angel”).


mille-feuille

mille-feuilles (plural)
millefeuille (alternative)

→ Catalan: milfulls (calque)

→ English: mille-feuille

From mille (“a thousand”) + feuille (“leaf, layer”).


fer à cheval

horseshoe bat (the monotypic family Rhinolophidae)

horseshoe vetch (Hippocrepis gen. and spp.)


ciboule

Inherited from Middle French ciboule, from Old French cibole, borrowed from Occitan cibola, itself from Late Latin cēpulla~caepulla, diminutive of Latin cēpa~caepa (“onion”), whence the inherited French cive (“chive”).

Allium fistulosum
Allium fistulosum#Translingual

scallion, spring onion (Allium fistulosum)


poivron

Capsicum annuum
Capsicum annuum#Translingual

sweet pepper, bell pepper (Capsicum annuum)


céleri

→ Czech: celer

→ Dutch: selderij (see there for further descendants)

→ English: celery

→ Korean: 셀러리 (selleori)

→ Welsh: seleri

→ Finnish: selleri

→ German: Sellerie
→ Estonian: seller

→ Hungarian: zeller

→ Icelandic: sellerí

→ Irish: soilire

→ Japanese: セロリ (serori)

→ Macedonian: целер (celer)

→ Norman: céléri

→ Norwegian: selleri

→ Polish: seler

→ Scottish Gaelic: soilire

→ Serbo-Croatian: celer / целер

→ Swedish: selleri

→ Vilamovian: seler

→ West Flemish: selder

→ Yiddish: סעלעריע (selerye)

Borrowed from Lombard selleri, plural form of seller, from Late Latin selīnon, from Ancient Greek σέλινον (sélinon, “celery”).


livèche

Inherited from Old French luvesche, livesche, from Vulgar Latin *levistica, from Latin levisticum, from ligusticus.


marjolaine

From Old French majorane, from Medieval Latin maiorana.


zérumbet

Borrowed from Medieval Latin zerumbet, zurumbet, zurumbeth, from Arabic زُرُنْبَاد (zurunbād), from Persian زرنباد (zoronbâd).

Zingiber zerumbet
Zingiber zerumbet#Translingual


sarriette

From a diminutive of Old French sarriee, sadree < Latin satureia.


arracache

arracaches (plural)
arracacha (alternative)

Borrowed from Spanish arracacha, from Quechua raqacha.


mélisse

Melissa officinalis
Melissa officinalis#Translingual


aurone

Borrowed from Old Occitan [Term?], from Latin abrotonum. Doublet of abrotone.


visnage

Visnaga daucoides
Visnaga daucoides#Translingual

toothpickweed (Ammi visnaga, syn. Visnaga daucoides)


ive

Ajuga chamaepitys
Ajuga chamaepitys#Translingual

Teucrium chamaepitys
Teucrium chamaepitys

Synonym of bugle petit-pin (“yellow bugle”) (Ajuga chamaepitys)


chervis

Inherited from Middle French chervis, eschervis, from late Old French, from Andalusian Arabic / Arabic كَرَاوِيَا (karāwiyā, “caraway”). Doublet of carvi.


calament

Inherited from Old French calament~calamente, borrowed from Medieval Latin calamentum, from Latin calaminthe, from Ancient Greek καλαμίνθη (kalamínthē, “an odoriferous plant”), of uncertain origin (either by haplology from *καλαμο-μίνθη (*kalamo-mínthē) or a loanword, which Beekes considers most likely to be from Pre-Greek). First attested in the twelfth century.

calamint (of the genera Acinos or Calamintha)


chenette

Teucrium chamaedrys
Teucrium chamaedrys#Translingual


farigoule

Borrowed from Occitan ferigoulo, farigoulo, from Old Occitan farigola, from Vulgar Latin *fericula < ferus. OR from Medieval Latin *ferricula < fer, influenced by auricula, lenticula, sanicula as well as ferraria.

(regional) Synonym of thym (aromatic herb used in cooking)


germandrée

From Latin chamaedrys, from Ancient Greek χαμαίδρῡς (khamaídrūs, “ground oak”), from χαμαί (khamaí, “on the ground”) + δρῦς (drûs, “oak”).


piment de Cayenne

fr-noun

piment de Cayenne m (plural piments de Cayenne)

Capsicum frutescens
Capsicum frutescens#Translingual


consoude

Inherited from Old French consoude, consoulde, consolde, from Latin cōnsolida.


cataire

cataires (plural)
chataire (alternative)

Nepeta cataria
Nepeta cataria#Translingual


apiacée

umbellifer (plant of the family Apiaceae)


piment enragé

piment enragé m (plural piments enragés)


pouliot

Mentha pulegium
Mentha pulegium#Translingual


panicaut de Bourgat

panicaut de Bourgat m (plural panicauts de Bourgat)

Calque from New Latin Eryngium bourgatii.

Mediterranean sea holly (Eryngium bourgatii Gouan)


chardon bleu des Pyrénées

chardon bleu des Pyrénées m (plural chardons bleus des Pyrénées)


ail des ours

ail des ours m (plural ails des ours or aulx des ours)

ails des ours (plural)
aulx des ours (plural)

Calque of Latin Allium ursinum (literally “bear garlic”).

calque

Allium ursinum
Allium ursinum#Translingual


ail sauvage

ramsons (Allium ursinum, a wild relative of chives)


crapaudine à feuilles d'hysope

fr-noun

crapaudine à feuilles d’hysope f (plural crapaudine à feuilles d’hysope)

crapaudine à feuilles d’hysope (canonical feminine)
crapaudine à feuilles d’hysope (plural)

hyssop-leaved mountain ironwort
hyssop-leaved mountain ironwort

hyssop-leaved mountain ironwort (Sideritis hyssopifolia)


brunelle à feuilles hastées

brunelle à feuilles hastées f (plural brunelles à feuilles hastées)

hyssop-leaved mountain ironwort (Prunella hastifolia Brot.)


arnica des montagnes

arnica des montagnes m (plural arnicas des montagnes)

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Arnica montana
Arnica montana#Translingual


fenouil de montagne

fenouil de montagne m (plural fenouils de montagne)

Meum athamanticum
Meum athamanticum#Translingual

(botany) baldmoney (Meum athamanticum Jacq.)


cerfeuil des Alpes

cerfeuil des Alpes m (plural cerfeuils des Alpes)


angélique des Pyrénées

angélique des Pyrénées f (plural angéliques des Pyrénées)


sélin des Pyrénées

sélin des Pyrénées m (plural sélins des Pyrénées)


antennaire dioïque

antennaire dioïque f (plural antennaires dioïques)

Calque of translingual Antennaria dioica.

calque

Antennaria dioica
Antennaria dioica#Translingual

(botany) mountain cudweed (Antennaria dioica) (L.) Gaertn.


pied de chat dioïque

fr-noun

pied de chat dioïque f (plural pieds de chats dioïques)


grande éclaire

grande éclaire f (plural grandes éclaires)

Chelidonium majus
Chelidonium majus#Translingual

(botany) greater celandine (Chelidonium majus)


grande chélidoine

grande chélidoine f (plural grandes chélidoines)


anémone hépatique

anémone hépatique f (plural anémones hépatiques)

Calque of translingual Anemone hepatica.


hépatique à trois lobes

hépatique à trois lobes f (plural hépatiques à trois lobes)

Calque of translingual Hepatica triloba Chaix.

common hepatica (Hepatica nobilis Mill.)


encens d'eau

encens d’eau (canonical masculine)
encens d’eau (plural)


estragon du Mexique

estragon du Mexique m (plural estragons du Mexique)

(botany) Mexican tarragon (Tagetes lucida)


menthe poivrée

peppermint (hybrid herb of the mint family, formed by crossing watermint and spearmint, which has a high menthol content and a sharp flavor and is used in cooking, especially in herb teas and in confections)


sauge blanche

sauge blanche f (plural sauges blanches)


sauge du Texas

sauge du Texas f (plural sauges du Texas)

Delachaux et Niestlé
w:fr:Delachaux et Niestlé

blood sage (Salvia coccinea Buc'hoz ex Etl.)


gattilier

Vitex agnus-castus
Vitex agnus-castus#Translingual


oreille d'ours

oreille d’ours m (plural oreilles d’ours)

oreille d’ ours (canonical masculine)
oreilles d’ours (plural)

primevère auricule
primevère auricule#French

Synonym of primevère auricule (“mountain cowslip”) (Primula auricula (L.)


épiaire laineuse

épiaire laineuse f (plural épiaires laineuses)

épiaires laineuses (plural)
épiaire laineux (alternative)


épiaire de Byzance

épiaire de Byzance f (plural épiaires de Byzance)

Calque of translingual Stachys byzantina.


stachide

fr-noun

stachide f (usually uncountable, plural stachides)


panicaut de mer

panicaut de mer m (plural panicauts de mer)

Eryngium maritimum
Eryngium maritimum#Translingual

Guillaume Eyssartier
w:fr:Guillaume Eyssartier


bugle petit-pin

bugle petit-pin f (plural bugles petit-pins)

Calque of translingual Ajuga chamaepitys.

calque

Ajuga chamaepitys
Ajuga chamaepitys#Translingual


yvette

Alternative spelling of ivette (“yellow bugle”) (Ajuga chamaepitys)


panicaut maritime

fr-noun

panicaut maritime m (plural panicauts maritimes)

Calque of translingual Eryngium maritimum.


sauge clandestine

fr-noun

sauge clandestine f (plural sauges clandestines)

Calque of translingual Salvia clandestina.

calque

(Salvia verbenaca subsp. clandestina (L.) Batt.)


thé d'Aubrac

thé d’ Aubrac (canonical masculine)
thés d’Aubrac (plural)

large-flowered calamint
large-flowered calamint

Clinopodium grandiflorum
Clinopodium grandiflorum

large-flowered calamint (Clinopodium grandiflorum (L.) Kuntze)


ballote faux-dictame

fr-noun

ballote faux-dictame m (plural ballotes faux-dictames)

Calque of translingual Ballota pseudodictamnus.

calque

false dittany (Ballota pseudodictamnus (L.) Benth.)


sauge de Jérusalem

fr-noun

sauge de Jérusalem f (plural sauges de Jérusalem)


phlomis de Turquie

phlomis de Turquie m (plural phlomis de Turquie)

Turkish sage (Phlomis russeliana) (Sims.) Benth.


phlomis de Russell

phlomis de Russell m (plural phlomis de Russell)

Calque of translingual Phlomis russeliana.


sauge de Turquie

fr-noun

sauge de Turquie f (plural sauges de Turquie)


toque blanchâtre

toque blanchâtre f (plural toques blanchâtres)


scutellaire blanchâtre

scutellaire blanchâtre f (plural scutellaires blanchâtres)

Calque of translingual Scutellaria incana.


agastache fenouil

fr-noun

agastache fenouil f (plural agastaches fenouil)

Calque of translingual Agastache foeniculum.

calque

anise hyssop (Agastache foeniculum) (Pursh.) Kuntze


clochette d'Irlande

fr-noun

clochette d’Irlande f (plural clochettes d’Irlande)

clochette d’ Irlande (canonical feminine)
clochettes d’Irlande (plural)


bois de joli cœur

bois de joli cœur m (plural bois de joli cœur)

From its traditional use as an aphrodisiac.


joli cœur

jolis cœurs (plural)
joli-cœur (alternative)

bois de joli cœur
bois de joli cœur#French

(Réunion) Synonym of bois de joli cœur (Pittosporum senacia Putt.)


bois de mangue marron

bois de mangue marron m (plural bois de mangue marron)


tisaneur

tisaneur m (plural tisaneurs, feminine tisaneuse)

Borrowed from Réunion Creole French tizanèr. By surface analysis, tisane + -eur.


sauge écarlate

fr-noun

sauge écarlate f (plural sauges écarlates)

(France, Réunion) blood sage (Salvia coccinea Buc'hoz ex Etl.)


plante efferalgan

plante efferalgan f (plural plantes efferalgan)

plante + Efferalgan. So named because the plant is used as a febrifuge.

(Réunion) blue coleus (Coleus neochilus (Schltr.) Codd)


gros thym

(Antilles) Indian borage (Coleus amboinicus)


gros baume

(Réunion) Synonym of gros thym (“Indian borage”) (Coleus amboinicus)


ti baume

ti baumes (plural)
ti-baume (alternative)


grosse menthe

grosse menthe f (plural grosses menthes)

(Antilles) Synonym of gros thym (“Indian borage”) (Coleus amboinicus)