Etymograph

English

pyrethrum

Pyrethrum comes from Latin pyrethrum.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpyrethrum1
  2. Old Englishc. 450–1150pyretre2‘pellitory’
  3. Englishearliest quotation 1961pyrethrum2

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Old English pyretre
  2. 2 Wiktionary, English pyrethrum
  3. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs: “A common beverage credited with aphrodisiac virtue was old…”.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpyrethrumWiktionary, Old English pyretre
  2. Old Englishc. 450–1150pyretreWiktionary, English pyrethrum‘pellitory’
  3. Englishearliest quotation 1961pyrethrumWiktionary, English pyrethrum. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs: “A common beverage credited with aphrodisiac virtue was old…”

Linked words

through Latin pyrethrum

bertram

Today it means

noun Any of several daisy-like perennial African plants of the genus Tanacetum, especially Tanacetum cinerariifolium.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “pyrethrum”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Old English pyretre. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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