Where does “pretosemolo” come from?
pretosemolo (Italian) comes from Italian petrosemolo, 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 “pretosemolo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | petrosemolo | — |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | petrosenilo | — |
| 3 | Latin | petroselinum | rock parsley |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πετροσέλινον | parsley |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Πέτρος | Peter |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πέτρος | rock, stone, boulder; type of reed |