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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.

Ancestry of “gingembras”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latingingimbratusgingered
2LatinzingiberAlternative form of zingiberī n
3Ancient Greekζιγγίβεριςginger
4Sauraseni Prakrit𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭ginger
5Old Tamil𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆—
6Old Tamil𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆—
7Proto-Dravidian*wēr—

Words derived from “gingembras”

  • gingerbread
  • gingerbready
  • gingerbreaded
  • gingerbread office
  • ジンジャーブレッド
  • gyngebred
  • gyngebrede
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