Where does “waterblommetjiebredie” come from?

waterblommetjiebredie (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans bredie, from Portuguese bredo, from Latin blitum, from Ancient Greek βλίτον — purple amaranth.

waterblommetjiebredie (Afrikaans): waterblommetjiebredie stew of meat, typically lamb, with waterblommetjies

Definitions

  1. waterblommetjiebredie stew of meat, typically lamb, with waterblommetjies

Ancestry of “waterblommetjiebredie”, step by step

waterblommetjiebredie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Afrikaans bredie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansbrediebredie
2Portuguesebredo—
3Latinblitumkind of spinach
4Ancient Greekβλίτονpurple amaranth

via Afrikaans waterblommetjie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaanswaterblommetjie—
Every word from Ancient Greek βλίτον →Every word from Latin blitum →Every word from Portuguese bredo →