Where does “tursin” come from?

tursin (Maltese) comes from Sicilian pitrusinu, from Vulgar Latin petrosinu, from Latin petroselīnum, from Ancient Greek πετροσέλινον, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος, from Ancient Greek πέτρος — rock, stone, boulder; type of reed.

tursin (Maltese): parsley

Definitions

parsley

Ancestry of “tursin”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Sicilian	pitrusinu	parsley
2	Vulgar Latin	petrosinu	—
3	Latin	petroselīnum	rock parsley
4	Ancient Greek	πετροσέλινον	parsley
5	Ancient Greek	Πέτρος	Peter
6	Ancient Greek	πέτρος	rock, stone, boulder; type of reed

Words derived from “tursin”

tursin il-bir

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