Where does “Pietruszka” come from?
Pietruszka (Polish) comes from Czech petržel, from German Petersilie, from Medieval Latin petrocilium, from Latin petroselīnum, from Ancient Greek πετροσέλινον, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος, from Ancient Greek πέτρος — rock, stone, boulder; type of reed.
Pietruszka (Polish): parsley
Definitions
- parsley
Ancestry of “Pietruszka”, step by step
Pietruszka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Czech petržel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | petržel | parsley |
| 2 | German | Petersilie | parsley, "Petroselinum crispum" |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | petrocilium | — |
| 4 | Latin | petroselīnum | rock parsley |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πετροσέλινον | parsley |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Πέτρος | Peter |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πέτρος | rock, stone, boulder; type of reed |
via Old Polish pietruszka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Polish | pietruszka | parsley |
| 2 | Old Polish | -ka | feminine noun suffix |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ъka | Denominal, forms diminutives; Deadjectival,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -kos | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |