sorocină

Forms

sorocină f (plural sorocini)^[1]

Etymology

Wiktionary takes it probably from an older ⟨*sorăcină⟩, which may be inherited from Latin sōricīna, the feminine of sōricīnus (“of a shrew-mouse”), from sōrex (“shrew-mouse”).^[1][2] The proposal is tentative.^[1]

Earliest recorded meaning

Panțu records the name from the Almăj area of Banat for yarrow, which is otherwise called coada-șoarecelui “mouse's tail”.^[3][4]

Meanings

Noun

1. (rare, regional, Banat) yarrow (Achillea millefolium).^[1][3]

Related words

• coada-șoarecelui

Usage notes

Panțu lists it among the folk names of yarrow beside coada-șoarecelui and alunele; in Banat the plant was used to cure freckles.^[4]

References

1. ^ a b c d Wiktionary, the free dictionary, https://en.wiktionary.org
2. ^ Glare, P. G. W., ed. (2012), Oxford Latin Dictionary, 2nd ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press
3. ^ a b Panțu, Zach. C. (1929), Plantele cunoscute de poporul român. Vocabular botanic cuprinzând numirile române, franceze, germane și științifice, 2nd ed., București: Editura Casei Școalelor, p. 283
4. ^ a b Panțu, Zach. C. (1929), Plantele cunoscute de poporul român. Vocabular botanic cuprinzând numirile române, franceze, germane și științifice, 2nd ed., București: Editura Casei Școalelor, p. 71