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hellebore

The origin and history of hellebore.

Etymology

Hellebore descends through Old French and Medieval Latin from the Ancient Greek helleboros. The initial h was later added back into English spelling to match the Greek original, even though it had dropped out in the French and Latin forms.

Origin: Ancient Greek (via Latin and French)

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