Where does “Manschërikong” come from?

Manschërikong (Hunsrik) comes from Portuguese manjericão, from Late Latin basilicum, from Ancient Greek βᾰσῐλῐκός — royal, kingly, regal.

Manschërikong (Hunsrik): basil

Definitions

  1. basil

Ancestry of “Manschërikong”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesemanjericãobasil; clove basil
2Late Latinbasilicum—
3Ancient Greekβᾰσῐλῐκόςroyal, kingly, regal
Every word from Ancient Greek βᾰσῐλῐκός →Every word from Late Latin basilicum →Every word from Portuguese manjericão →