Word origin
[1590–1600; ‹ Pg, perh. special use of
sargaço rockrose ‹ L
salicastrum, equiv. to
salic- (s. of
salix) willow +
-astrum, neut. of
-aster -aster1]This word is first recorded in the period 1590–1600. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Byzantine, fixture, investment, tube, volunteer