Where does “kulantro” come from?

kulantro (Cebuano) comes from Spanish culantro, from Old Spanish culantro, from Late Latin coliandrum, from Latin coriandrum, from Ancient Greek κορίανδρον.

kulantro (Cebuano): cilantro US; coriander UK

Definitions

  1. cilantro US; coriander UK

Ancestry of “kulantro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishculantroAlternative form of cilantro; Butt, buttocks
2Old Spanishculantrocoriander, cilantro
3Late Latincoliandrum—
4Latincoriandrumcoriander
5Ancient Greekκορίανδρον—
Every word from Ancient Greek κορίανδρον →Every word from Latin coriandrum →Every word from Late Latin coliandrum →