Where does “tursin il-bir” come from?

tursin il-bir (Maltese) comes from Maltese tursin, 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 il-bir (Maltese): maidenhair fern, Adiantum capillus-veneris

Definitions

maidenhair fern, Adiantum capillus-veneris

Ancestry of “tursin il-bir”, step by step

tursin il-bir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Maltese tursin

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

via Maltese bir

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Maltese	bir	well
2	Arabic	بِئْر	well

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