Where does “Petersilienwurzel” come from?
Petersilienwurzel (German) comes from German Petersilie, from Medieval Latin petrocilium, from Latin petroselīnum, from Ancient Greek πετροσέλινον, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος, from Ancient Greek πέτρος — rock, stone, boulder; type of reed.
Petersilienwurzel (German): root of the parsley plant cultivated for its leaves
Definitions
- root of the parsley plant cultivated for its leaves
Ancestry of “Petersilienwurzel”, step by step
Petersilienwurzel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Petersilie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Petersilie | parsley, "Petroselinum crispum" |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | petrocilium | — |
| 3 | Latin | petroselīnum | rock parsley |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πετροσέλινον | parsley |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Πέτρος | Peter |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πέτρος | rock, stone, boulder; type of reed |