Where does “gingivere” come from?
gingivere (Middle English) comes from Old French gingembre, from Medieval Latin gingiber, from Latin zingiberī, from Ancient Greek ζιγγίβερις, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭, from Old Tamil 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆, from Old Tamil 𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆, from Proto-Dravidian *wēr — root.
gingivere (Middle English): ginger; A kind of sauce made with ginger
Definitions
- ginger; A kind of sauce made with ginger
Ancestry of “gingivere”, step by step
gingivere traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French gingembre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | gingembre | ginger |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | gingiber | Vulgar and Medieval form of zingiber |
| 3 | Latin | zingiberī | ginger |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ζιγγίβερις | ginger |
| 5 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭 | ginger |
| 6 | Old Tamil | 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 | ginger root |
| 7 | Old Tamil | 𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 | root |
| 8 | Proto-Dravidian | *wēr | root |
via Old English gingifer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | gingifer | ginger |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *gingiberō | ginger |