Where does “perresil” come from?

perresil (Old French) comes from Latin petroselinum, from Ancient Greek πετροσέλινον, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος, from Ancient Greek πέτρος — rock, stone, boulder; type of reed.

Ancestry of “perresil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpetroselinumrock parsley
2Ancient Greekπετροσέλινονparsley
3Ancient GreekΠέτροςPeter
4Ancient 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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