Colewort
/ˈkoʊlˌwɜːrt/noun
An old term for a cabbage or similar leafy brassica.
Did you know?The first element comes from Latin *caulis* (“stem, cabbage”), which also gives English words like *cauliflower* and *cole*, while *wort* is the same old English word that once meant any plant or herb.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*kaul-
“stem, stalk”
Latin
Latin
caulis
“cabbage, stalk, stem”
Old English
OE
wyrt
“plant, herb, root”
Middle English
ME
cole-wort
“cabbage plant”
Modern English
English
colewort
“an old name for a cabbage or brassica”
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