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Where does “파슬리” come from?

파슬리 (Korean) comes from English parsley, from Middle English persely, from Old French peresil, from Latin petroselīnum, from Ancient Greek πετροσέλινον, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος, from Ancient Greek πέτρος — rock, stone, boulder; type of reed.

파슬리 (Korean): parsley

Definitions

  1. parsley

Ancestry of “파슬리”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishparsleyA bright green, biennial herb, "Petroselinum...
2Middle Englishperselyparsley or a similar plant
3Old Frenchperesil—
4Latinpetroselīnum—
5Ancient Greekπετροσέλινονparsley
6Ancient GreekΠέτρος—
7Ancient Greekπέτροςrock, stone, boulder; type of reed
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