Where does “pătrunjel” come from?

pătrunjel (Romanian) comes from Latin petroselīnum, from Ancient Greek πετροσέλινον, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος, from Ancient Greek πέτρος — rock, stone, boulder; type of reed.

pătrunjel (Romanian): parsley herb

Definitions

  1. parsley herb

Ancestry of “pătrunjel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpetroselīnumrock parsley
2Ancient Greekπετροσέλινονparsley
3Ancient GreekΠέτροςPeter
4Ancient Greekπέτροςrock, stone, boulder; type of reed
Every word from Ancient Greek πέτροςEvery word from Ancient Greek ΠέτροςEvery word from Ancient Greek πετροσέλινον