Definition
Any plant believed to cure back problems or spinal issues; a folk remedy plant from traditional medicine.
Etymology
From 'back' plus 'wort' (Old English 'wyrt,' meaning plant). A term from folk herbalism, most common in medieval and early modern English.
Kelly Says
Medieval herbalists believed that plants shaped like body parts could heal those parts—a 'doctrine of signatures'—so 'backwort' was probably a plant with a spine-like stem, revealing how our ancestors tried to find patterns in nature.
Translations
ARالعربية
كلمة قديمة
kal-ma qa-dee-ma
BNবাংলা
প্রাচীন শব্দ
pra-chin shob-d
CACatalà
paraula antiga
pa-ra-u-la an-tee-ga
CSČeština
staré slovo
sta-re slo-vo
DADansk
gammelt ord
gam-melt ord
DEDeutsch
altes Wort
al-tes vort
ELΕλληνικά
παλιό λόγο
pa-lee-o lo-go
ESEspañol
palabra antigua
pa-la-bra an-tee-gua
FAفارسی
کلمه قدیمی
kal-me qa-dee-mi
FISuomi
vanha sana
van-ha sa-na
FRFrançais
mot ancien
mot an-see-en
GUGU
પૂર્વન શબ્દ
poor-van shabd
HAHA
kali na farko
ka-li na fark-o
HEעברית
מילה עתיקה
mi-la at-i-ka
HIहिन्दी
पुराना शब्द
poo-ra-na shabd
HUMagyar
régi szó
regi sho
IDBahasa Indonesia
kata lama
ka-ta la-ma
IGIG
okwu ochie
ok-wu o-chie
ITItaliano
antica parola
an-tee-ca pa-ro-la
JA日本語
古い言葉
fur-ui ko-to-ba
KMKM
ពាក្យបុរាណ
pea-k-y bu-ra-an
MRMR
पुरान शब्द
poo-ran shabd
MSBahasa Melayu
kata lama
ka-ta la-ma
NLNederlands
oud woord
oud vort
NONorsk
gammelt ord
gam-melt ord
PAPA
ਪੁਰਾਣਾ ਸ਼બਦ
poo-ra-na shabd
PLPolski
stare słowo
sta-re slo-vo
PTPortuguês
palavra antiga
pa-la-vra an-tee-ga
RORomână
cuvânt vechi
cu-vant ve-chi
RUРусский
старое слово
stara-ye slo-vo
SVSvenska
gammalt ord
gam-malt ord
SWKiswahili
neno la kale
ne-no la ka-le
TAதமிழ்
வேற்றுமொழி
ve-ru-tu-mo-zhi
TEతెలుగు
పురాతన పదం
poo-ra-ta-na pa-dam
TLTL
matandang salita
ma-tan-dang sa-li-ta
TRTürkçe
eski kelime
es-ki ke-lime
UKУкраїнська
старе слово
sta-re slo-vo
URاردو
قدیم لفظ
qa-dim laf-z
ZUZU
isigqili
ee-si-ghi-li