Where does “duivenkervel” come from?
duivenkervel (Dutch) comes from Dutch kervel, from Latin chaerephyllum, from Ancient Greek χαιρέφυλλον, from Ancient Greek φύλλον, from Proto-Indo-European bʰolh₃-yom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
duivenkervel (Dutch): fumitory any plant of the genus
Definitions
- fumitory any plant of the genus
Ancestry of “duivenkervel”, step by step
duivenkervel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch kervel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kervel | chervil |
| 2 | Latin | chaerephyllum | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | χαιρέφυλλον | garden chervil |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φύλλον | leaf; foliage; plant |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰolh₃-yom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |