Where does “Knollensellerie” come from?

Knollensellerie (German) comes from German Sellerie, from French céleri, from Lombard selleri, from Latin selīnum, from Ancient Greek σέλινον — celery.

Knollensellerie (German): celeriac, celery root

Definitions

  1. celeriac, celery root

Ancestry of “Knollensellerie”, step by step

Knollensellerie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Sellerie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSelleriecelery herb
2Frenchcélericelery
3Lombardselleri—
4Latinselīnum—
5Ancient Greekσέλινονcelery

via German knolle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanknollebulb
2Middle High Germanknolle—
3Old High Germanchnollo—
4Proto-Germanicknudan-—
Every word from Ancient Greek σέλινον →Every word from Latin selīnum →Every word from Lombard selleri →