Where does “蒔蘿” come from?

蒔蘿 (Chinese) comes from Spanish eneldo, from Old Spanish aneldo, from Vulgar Latin *anēthulum, from Latin anethum, from Ancient Greek ἄνηθον — dill, "Anethum graveolens".

蒔蘿 (Chinese): dill

Definitions

  1. dill

Ancestry of “蒔蘿”, step by step

蒔蘿 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish eneldo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanisheneldodill (herb)
2Old Spanishaneldodill (herb)
3Vulgar Latin*anēthulum
4Latinanethumdill; anise
5Ancient Greekἄνηθονdill, "Anethum graveolens"

via Dutch dille

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdilledill, "Anethum graveolens"
2Middle Dutchdille
3Proto-Germanicdilja-

via Sanskrit जीरक

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritजीरकcumin seed
Every word from Ancient Greek ἄνηθονEvery word from Latin anethumEvery word from Vulgar Latin *anēthulum