Where does “peterselie” come from?

peterselie (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch petercelie, from Latin petroselīnum, from Ancient Greek πετροσέλινον, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος, from Ancient Greek πέτρος — rock, stone, boulder; type of reed.

peterselie (Dutch): parsley (Petroselinum crispum)

Definitions

  1. parsley (Petroselinum crispum)

Ancestry of “peterselie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchpetercelie
2Latinpetroselīnumrock parsley
3Ancient Greekπετροσέλινονparsley
4Ancient GreekΠέτροςPeter
5Ancient Greekπέτροςrock, stone, boulder; type of reed
Every word from Ancient Greek πέτροςEvery word from Ancient Greek ΠέτροςEvery word from Ancient Greek πετροσέλινον