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Where does “zingiber” come from?

zingiber (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ζιγγίβερις, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭, from Old Tamil 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆, from Old Tamil 𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆, from Proto-Dravidian *wēr.

zingiber (Latin): Alternative form of zingiberī n

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of zingiberī n

Ancestry of “zingiber”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekζιγγίβεριςginger
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭ginger
3Old Tamil𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆—
4Old Tamil𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆—
5Proto-Dravidian*wēr—

Words derived from “zingiber”

  • zingiber
  • Zz
  • Zingiber
  • Zingibereae
  • Zingiberoideae
  • Zingiberales
  • Zingiberaceae
  • gingibero
  • אינגבער
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