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Where does “zenzero” come from?

zenzero (Italian) comes from Late Latin gingiber, from Latin zingiberī, from Ancient Greek ζιγγίβερις, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭, from Old Tamil 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆, from Old Tamil 𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆, from Proto-Dravidian *wēr.

zenzero (Italian): ginger

Definitions

  1. ginger

Ancestry of “zenzero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latingingiber—
2Latinzingiberī—
3Ancient Greekζιγγίβεριςginger
4Sauraseni Prakrit𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭ginger
5Old Tamil𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆—
6Old Tamil𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆—
7Proto-Dravidian*wēr—

Words derived from “zenzero”

  • zázvor
  • schentsch
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