Had no idea it’s leaves are what we call bay leaves. Delicious!

As someone with a name that translates to 'crowned with laurel', I very much appreciate this

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You’re not supposed to rest on your laurels.

As opposed to being crowned with yannies?

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Depends. Is the crown blue and black or white and gold?

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Same! 🙃

They never look comfortable enough to rest on

Or look up Vanguard? Praetor? Had a Danish last name with this Greek root! Lol

Our language can be understood by taking Greek/Roman & Latin roots of words. Had just a smidge & has helped me my entire 67 years! With English, not Spanish or any other language, and my Spanish helps with understanding some other Latin languages…

Point is…never give up on “the learning”!

Try it, You might like it & surprise Yourself how smart You probably still are?

Fun fact. Bay Leaves (cooking herb) are a fragrant, flavorful species of laurel.

Which name is that?

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Good to know about the history of the laureate leaf. Used to wonder sometimes how it got there.

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Laura and Lorenzo.

Not sure just how in touch you are with that quarter Swedish background, but Swedish surname “Lagercrantz” (Lagerkrans) literally translates to wreath/crown of bay leaves, i.e., laurels.

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I thought it was common knowledge tbh. Here in Italy it's tradition to put a crown of laurels on the head of those who are graduating from university (which we call laureate)

"Many people will recognize the long, green aromatic leaves as bay, a popular spice in a range of cuisines."

I've always thought bay was a herb, not a spice. Am I wrong?

When I read this out loud I heard Yanni leaves

I think you might be right, because from what I understand, herbs are leaves and spices are different parts.

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google search says "An herb is the green, leafy part of the plant. Examples are basil, rosemary, sage, thyme, parsley, and oregano. A spice can come from the root, stem, seed, fruit, flower or bark of the tree or plant"

I'm sure there are a lot of Roman traditions where Rome used to be

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And those leaves have delicious flavour, i put them in biryani or any rice dish i make.

Well that was ... too obvious.