Where does “gingembre” come from?
gingembre (Old French) comes 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.
gingembre (Old French): ginger
Definitions
- ginger
Ancestry of “gingembre”, step by step
gingembre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Medieval Latin gingiber
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | gingiber | Vulgar and Medieval form of zingiber |
| 2 | Latin | zingiberī | ginger |
| 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 |
via Late Latin gingiber
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | gingiber | — |