rosemary
English
noun
Definitions
- A shrub, Rosmarinus officinalis, that originates from Europe and Asia Minor and produces a fragrant herb used in cooking and perfumes.
Etymology
Compound from English rose + English Mary (the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ)inherited from Middle English rosmary, rosmarine derived from Old French rosmarin derived from Latin rōsmarīnus (rosemary), rōs (dew, moisture) + Latin marīnus (marine, of the sea).
Origin
Latin
marīnus
Gloss
marine, of the sea
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Mariolatry English
- Mariology English
- Mary English
- Mary Ann English
- Mary Jane English
- Mary Magdalene English
- Maryann English
- Maryanne English
- Marybeth English
- Maryborough English
- Maryknoller English
- Maryland English
- Marylike English
- Marymass English
- Maryolatry English
- Marysole English
- Rosemary English
- Rosemount English
- Virgin Mary English
- cliffrose English
- rockrose English
- rose English
- rose fish English
- rose-colored English
- roseate English
- rosebed English
- roseberry English
- rosebud English
- rosebush English
- rosedrop English
- rosefinch English
- rosehead English
- rosehip English
- roseless English
- roselike English
- roseling English
- roselle English
- rosemallow English
- rosemaried English
- rosemarylike English
- rosen English
- roseness English
- roseroot English
- rosery English
- rosewater English
- rosewood English
- roseworm English
- rosewort English
- rosish English
- rosmarinine English
- rosy English
- sunrose English
- Meeri Finnish
- Meri Finnish
- *romārius Latin
- *rosiāta Latin
- *rōsāta Latin
- marīnus Latin
- roridus Latin
- rorifer Latin
- roriger Latin
- rorulentus Latin
- roscidus Latin
- rosmarinus Latin
- rōs Latin
- rōs marīnus Latin
- rōsmarīnus Latin
- marin German
- marinare Italian
- marino Italian
- rugiada Italian
- rozemarijn Dutch, Flemish
- Marie French
- arroser French
- marin French
- marine French
- marino Spanish, Castilian
- *Hroseh₂ Proto-Indo-European
- *móri Proto-Indo-European
- marin Norwegian Bokmål
- Mary Swedish
- ローズ Japanese
- marin Norwegian Nynorsk
- rose Middle English
- rosmarine Middle English
- rosmary Middle English
- Mary Danish
- marin Danish
- Marie Old French
- marin Old French
- rosmarin Old French
- marí Catalan, Valencian
- rosada Galician
- rouă Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- แมรี Thai
- Marie Cebuano
- Mary Cebuano
- Mary Tagalog
- rosmarin Middle French
- מִרְיָם Hebrew (modern)
- marinno Old Portuguese
- marỹeiro Old Portuguese
- 瑪利 Chinese
- 瑪莉 Chinese
- 瑪麗 Chinese
- marin Occitan
- rugada Romansh
- rosada Asturian
- rosada Old Occitan
- rooj Marshallese
- irozi Xhosa
- meri Tok Pisin
- romanìn Ligurian
- ruzuda Dalmatian
- Mary Norwegian
- Mele Hawaiian
- Mere Hawaiian
- loke Hawaiian
- ಮೇರಿ Kannada
- ruzàda Istriot
- mari Tolai
- rose
- rosy
- Mary
- rosen
- rosish
- rosery
- roseate
- rosebud
- rosehip
- Maryann
- rosebed
- sunrose
- roselle
- roseroot
- roselike
- Mary Ann
- rosedrop
- roseling
- Rosemary
- Maryland
- rosehead
- rockrose
- Marylike
- roseworm
- rosewood
- roseness
- rosebush
- Marysole
- Marybeth
- rosewort
- roseless
- Maryanne
- Marymass
- rose fish
- rosefinch
- rosewater
- Rosemount
- Mariology
- roseberry
- cliffrose
- Mary Jane
- Mariolatry
- Maryolatry
- rosemaried
- rosemallow
- Maryborough
- Maryknoller
- rosmarinine
- Virgin Mary
- rosemarylike
- rose-colored
- Mary Magdalene