Vulnerary
/ˈvʌlnəˌrɛəri/noun
Used for healing wounds.
Did you know?Vulnerary comes from Latin *vulnus* (“wound”), the same root behind *vulnerable*, so the word for healing wounds is built from the same ancient idea of being wounded.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*wel-
“to wound, strike”
Latin
Latin
vulnus
“wound”
Latin
Latin
vulnerārius
“for wounds; serving to heal wounds”
Late Latin
Latin
vulnerarius
“wound-healing, medicinal for injuries”
Middle English
English
vulnerarie
“a medicine for wounds”
Modern English
English
vulnerary
“used for healing wounds”
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