Where does “julep” come from?
julep (Old French) comes from Medieval Latin julapium, from Arabic جُلَاب, from Persian golâb, from Persian گل, from French gaule, from Middle French gaule, from Old French gaule, from Frankish Walhaland — wet, damp.
Ancestry of “julep”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | julapium | — |
| 2 | Arabic | جُلَاب | — |
| 3 | Persian | golâb | — |
| 4 | Persian | گل | rose; flower; the core of a watermelon |
| 5 | French | gaule | pole; fishing pole; boner |
| 6 | Middle French | gaule | Gaul (former name of France) |
| 7 | Old French | gaule | — |
| 8 | Frankish | Walhaland | Gaul, Land of the Romans, foreigners |
| 9 | Frankish | Walha | foreigners, Romans, Celts |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | walhaz | foreigner, non-Germanic person |
| 11 | Latin | Volcae | a Gallic tribal confederation; name of a Celtic... |
| 12 | Proto-Celtic | wolkos | hawk |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | welg- | wet, damp |