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Where does “petržel” come from?

petržel (Czech) comes from German Petersilie, from Medieval Latin petrocilium, from Latin petroselīnum, from Ancient Greek πετροσέλινον, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος, from Ancient Greek πέτρος — rock, stone, boulder; type of reed.

petržel (Czech): parsley

Definitions

  1. parsley

Ancestry of “petržel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPetersilieparsley, "Petroselinum crispum"
2Medieval Latinpetrocilium—
3Latinpetroselīnum—
4Ancient Greekπετροσέλινονparsley
5Ancient GreekΠέτρος—
6Ancient Greekπέτροςrock, stone, boulder; type of reed

Words derived from “petržel”

  • петрушка
  • Pietruszka
  • pietruszka
  • pietrucha
  • Pietrucha
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