Where does “mukulaselleri” come from?

mukulaselleri (Finnish) comes from Finnish selleri, from Swedish selleri, from Lombard selleri, from Latin selīnum, from Ancient Greek σέλινον — celery.

mukulaselleri (Finnish): celeriac, celery root, Apium graveolens var. rapaceum form of celery, having an aromatic taproot eaten as a vegetable

Definitions

  1. celeriac, celery root, Apium graveolens var. rapaceum form of celery, having an aromatic taproot eaten as a vegetable

Ancestry of “mukulaselleri”, step by step

mukulaselleri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish selleri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsellericelery
2Swedishsellericelery
3Lombardselleri
4Latinselīnum
5Ancient Greekσέλινονcelery

via Finnish mukula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmukulatuber; tuberous, and other translations; lump
2Finnishmykkylump, bump
Every word from Ancient Greek σέλινονEvery word from Latin selīnumEvery word from Lombard selleri
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