Where does “gingembras” come from?
gingembras (Old French) comes from Medieval Latin gingimbratus, from Latin zingiber, from Ancient Greek ζιγγίβερις, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭, from Old Tamil 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆, from Old Tamil 𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆, from Proto-Dravidian *wēr — root.
Ancestry of “gingembras”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | gingimbratus | gingered |
| 2 | Latin | zingiber | Alternative form of zingiberī n |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ζιγγίβερις | ginger |
| 4 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭 | ginger |
| 5 | Old Tamil | 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 | ginger root |
| 6 | Old Tamil | 𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 | root |
| 7 | Proto-Dravidian | *wēr | root |