Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Veronica bonarota in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 11.
today: The current name for this species is Paederota bonarota (L.) L.
original Latin description
Veronica corymbo terminali, foliis oppositis serrato-dentatis, calycibus linearibus.
English translation
Veronica with a corymb terminal; with leaves opposite [and] serrate-dentate; with calyces linear.
| Veronica | Veronica |
| with a corymb | corymbo - ablative singular of second declension masculine noun corymbus, -i |
| terminal; | terminali - ablative singular masculine of group B adjective terminalis, -is, -e; modifies corymbo |
| with leaves | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
| opposite | oppositis - ablative plural neuter of perfect passive participle of third conjugation verb oppono, opponere, opposui, oppositum; modifies foliis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| serrate-dentate; | serrato-dentatis - serrato (combining form of group A adjective serratus, -a, -um) + ablative plural neuter of group A adjective dentatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| with calyces | calycibus - ablative plural of masculine noun calyx, calycis |
| linear. | linearibus - ablative plural masculine of group B adjective linearis, -is, -e; modifies calycibus |