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Where does “Pietrucha” come from?

Pietrucha (Polish) comes from Polish pietrucha, from Polish Pietruszka, from Czech petržel, from German Petersilie, from Medieval Latin petrocilium, from Latin petroselīnum, from Ancient Greek πετροσέλινον, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος — rock, stone, boulder; type of reed.

Ancestry of “Pietrucha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishpietruchaAugmentative of pietruszka
2PolishPietruszka—
3Czechpetrželparsley
4GermanPetersilieparsley, "Petroselinum crispum"
5Medieval Latinpetrocilium—
6Latinpetroselīnum—
7Ancient Greekπετροσέλινονparsley
8Ancient GreekΠέτρος—
9Ancient Greekπέτροςrock, stone, boulder; type of reed
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