Where does “gingibre” come from?

gingibre (Old Occitan) comes from Late 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.

gingibre (Old Occitan): ginger

Definitions

  1. ginger

Ancestry of “gingibre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latingingiber
2Latinzingiberīginger
3Ancient Greekζιγγίβεριςginger
4Sauraseni Prakrit𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭ginger
5Old Tamil𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆ginger root
6Old Tamil𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆root
7Proto-Dravidian*wērroot

Words derived from “gingibre

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *wērEvery word from Old Tamil 𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆Every word from Old Tamil 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆