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Where does “coriandru” come from?

coriandru (Romanian) comes from French coriandre, from Old French corïandre, from Latin coriandrum, from Ancient Greek κορίανδρον.

coriandru (Romanian): coriander

Definitions

  1. coriander

Ancestry of “coriandru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcoriandrecoriander
2Old Frenchcorïandre—
3Latincoriandrumcoriander
4Ancient Greekκορίανδρον—
Every word from Ancient Greek κορίανδρον →