belladonna
意味
- ベラドンナ(ナス科の有毒薬用植物)
語源
英語の原文(Wiktionary)
Borrowed from Italian belladonna (altered by folk etymology: bella donna (“beautiful lady”)) from Medieval Latin blādōna (“nightshade”), of Gaulish origin. The folk etymology was motivated by the cosmetic use of nightshade for dilating the eyes.