Salvia officinalis
The name "Salvia" ("salviya") derives from the Latin "salvere" ("to feel well and healthy, health, heal"), the verb related to "salus" (health, well-being, prosperity or salvation), referring to the herb's healing properties. Pliny the Elder was the first author known to describe a plant called "Salvia" by the Romans, likely describing the type species for the genus "Salvia", "Salvia officinalis".