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Where does “petroselinic” come from?

petroselinic (English) comes from Translingual Petroselinum, from Latin petroselīnum, from Ancient Greek πετροσέλινον, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος, from Ancient Greek πέτρος — rock, stone, boulder; type of reed.

petroselinic (English): Of or pertaining to petroselinic acid or its...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to petroselinic acid or its...

Ancestry of “petroselinic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualPetroselinum—
2Latinpetroselīnum—
3Ancient Greekπετροσέλινονparsley
4Ancient GreekΠέτρος—
5Ancient Greekπέτροςrock, stone, boulder; type of reed
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