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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; parsnip

Definitions

  1. parsley; parsnip

Ancestry of “pietruszka”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pietruszka”

  • петрушка
  • Pietrucha
  • Pietruszka
  • pietrucha
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