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Where does “petrosemolo” come from?

petrosemolo (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin petrosenilo, from Latin petroselinum, from Ancient Greek πετροσέλινον, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος, from Ancient Greek πέτρος — rock, stone, boulder; type of reed.

Ancestry of “petrosemolo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinpetrosenilo—
2Latinpetroselinumrock parsley
3Ancient Greekπετροσέλινονparsley
4Ancient GreekΠέτρος—
5Ancient Greekπέτροςrock, stone, boulder; type of reed

Words derived from “petrosemolo”

  • pretosemolo
  • prezzemolo
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