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Vonnie Kolbenschlag: Every word has a history Comments re article 74172 Billy Fudge On the name March Lilies vs Daffodils By Vonnie Kolbenschlag EVERY word has a history. Names of plants may tell about the plant. "Daffodil" is the common name of the flowers that fall into the Genus "Narcissus." These bulb plants are not native to North America, but originated probably in Italy or Greece. Botanical names are often in Greek and/or Latin, and were so named for a particular characteristic. Narcissus comes from an ancient Greek word for "deep sleep," narce, root word for today's word, narcotic. The bulbs have a toxic alkaloid, and soldiers of ancient Rome ate them after being wounded in battle. They brought bulbs with them when "conquering England." The English probably brought them to America. As people migrated their languages became mixed and mispronounced. Old English seems to have had words, affe dyle that meant "that which comes early." The Dutch bulb growers added "de" in front as the article part of speech. But the Old English apparently borrowed those words from early Latin and Greek. Since the "written word" was not around for most people, spoken words changed a lot. Botanical names are more likely to stay the same in many languages, whereas the common names are different. Daffodils belong to the Amaryllis family and are only distantly related to the true lily. The word "amaryllis" may refer to the bitterness of the bulbs. Cut daffodils should not be put in vases with other cut flowers because the sap is harmful is harmful to other cut flowers. --Vonnie Kolbenschlag This story was posted on 2015-03-28 17:22:37
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