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First attested in 1409. From *abrottena or *abrottina, probably from Latinabrotanum(“wormwood”), from Ancient Greekἀβρότονον(abrótonon, “wormwood, southernwood”).
1409, J. L. Pensado Tomé, editor, Rufus, Jordanus: Tratado de Albeitaria, Santiago de Compostela: Centro Ramón Piñeiro, page 141:
E Nota que o poo dos collos das abroteas ual mays que todos llos outros, et dos ditos poos deuen vsar nos llugarres neruossos et jntrincados de veas et darterias
Take note that the powder of the rhizomes of the asphodels has more value than all the rest, and that these powders should be used in places that are nervous and entangled with veins and arteries
Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “abrot”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
“abrotea” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“abrótea” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
