Where does “persille” come from?

persille (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from German Petersilie, from Medieval Latin petrocilium, from Latin petroselīnum, from Ancient Greek πετροσέλινον, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος, from Ancient Greek πέτρος — rock, stone, boulder; type of reed.

persille (Norwegian Nynorsk): parsley, Petroselinum crispum

Definitions

  1. parsley, Petroselinum crispum

Ancestry of “persille”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPetersilieparsley, "Petroselinum crispum"
2Medieval Latinpetrocilium
3Latinpetroselīnumrock parsley
4Ancient Greekπετροσέλινονparsley
5Ancient GreekΠέτροςPeter
6Ancient Greekπέτροςrock, stone, boulder; type of reed
Every word from Ancient Greek πέτροςEvery word from Ancient Greek ΠέτροςEvery word from Ancient Greek πετροσέλινον
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