Where does “petrezselyme” come from?
petrezselyme (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian petrezselyem, from Medieval Latin petrosilium, from Latin petroselīnum, from Ancient Greek πετροσέλινον, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος, from Ancient Greek πέτρος — rock, stone, boulder; type of reed.
Ancestry of “petrezselyme”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | petrezselyem | parsley |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | petrosilium | — |
| 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 |