Where does “persille” come from?

persille (Middle Irish) comes from Old French peresil, from Latin petroselīnum, from Ancient Greek πετροσέλινον, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος, from Ancient Greek πέτρος — rock, stone, boulder; type of reed.

Ancestry of “persille”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchperesil
2Latinpetroselīnumrock parsley
3Ancient Greekπετροσέλινονparsley
4Ancient GreekΠέτροςPeter
5Ancient Greekπέτροςrock, stone, boulder; type of reed
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