Where does “gingembro” come from?

gingembro (Franco-Provençal) comes from Latin gingiber, from Latin zingiberī, from Ancient Greek ζιγγίβερις, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭, from Old Tamil 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆, from Old Tamil 𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆, from Proto-Dravidian *wēr — root.

gingembro (Franco-Provençal): ginger

Definitions

  1. ginger

Ancestry of “gingembro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatingingiberVulgar and Medieval form of zingiber
2Latinzingiberīginger
3Ancient Greekζιγγίβεριςginger
4Sauraseni Prakrit𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭ginger
5Old Tamil𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆ginger root
6Old Tamil𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆root
7Proto-Dravidian*wērroot
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *wēr →Every word from Old Tamil 𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 →Every word from Old Tamil 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 →