Where does “zingiberī” come from?
zingiberī (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ζιγγίβερις, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭, from Old Tamil 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆, from Old Tamil 𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆, from Proto-Dravidian *wēr — root.
zingiberī (Latin): ginger
Definitions
- ginger
Ancestry of “zingiberī”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ζιγγίβερις | ginger |
| 2 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭 | ginger |
| 3 | Old Tamil | 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 | ginger root |
| 4 | Old Tamil | 𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 | root |
| 5 | Proto-Dravidian | *wēr | root |