Where does “ジンジャーブレッド” come from?
ジンジャーブレッド (Japanese) comes from English gingerbread, from Middle English gyngebred, from Old French gingembras, from Medieval Latin gingimbratus, from Latin zingiber, from Ancient Greek ζιγγίβερις, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭, from Old Tamil 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 — root.
ジンジャーブレッド (Japanese): gingerbread
Definitions
- gingerbread
Ancestry of “ジンジャーブレッド”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gingerbread | A type of cake whose main flavoring is ginger;... |
| 2 | Middle English | gyngebred | ginger especially if preserved |
| 3 | Old French | gingembras | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | gingimbratus | gingered |
| 5 | Latin | zingiber | Alternative form of zingiberī n |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ζιγγίβερις | ginger |
| 7 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭 | ginger |
| 8 | Old Tamil | 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 | ginger root |
| 9 | Old Tamil | 𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 | root |
| 10 | Proto-Dravidian | *wēr | root |