Where does “Pfefferminzöl” come from?
Pfefferminzöl (German) comes from German Öl, from Middle High German öl, from Old High German oli, from Proto-West Germanic *oli, from Latin oleum, from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον, from Ancient Greek ἐλαία, from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā.
Pfefferminzöl (German): peppermint oil
Definitions
- peppermint oil
Ancestry of “Pfefferminzöl”, step by step
Pfefferminzöl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Öl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Öl | oil |
| 2 | Middle High German | öl | oil |
| 3 | Old High German | oli | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *oli | olive oil |
| 5 | Latin | oleum | olive oil; the palaestra |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἔλαιον | olive oil, commonly used as an anointing oil; any... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἐλαία | olive tree; olive; naevus |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | elaíwā | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | loiwom | — |
via German Pfefferminze
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Pfefferminze | peppermint (A sweet medicinal and culinary plant with strongly flavored leaves.) |
| 2 | German | pfeffer | pepper plant of the family |
| 3 | Middle High German | pfeffer | — |
| 4 | Old High German | pfeffar | pepper |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *pipar | pepper |
| 6 | Latin | piper | pepper |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πέπερι | pepper; black pepper |
| 8 | Sanskrit | पिप्पलि | berry; peppercorn; long pepper |
| 9 | Sanskrit | पिप्पल | berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind... |