Where does “perejil” come from?

perejil (Spanish) comes from Old Occitan peressil, from Latin petroselīnum, from Ancient Greek πετροσέλινον, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος, from Ancient Greek πέτρος — rock, stone, boulder; type of reed.

perejil (Spanish): parsley

Definitions

  1. parsley

Ancestry of “perejil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitanperessil
2Latinpetroselīnumrock parsley
3Ancient Greekπετροσέλινονparsley
4Ancient GreekΠέτροςPeter
5Ancient Greekπέτροςrock, stone, boulder; type of reed

Words derived from “perejil

Every word from Ancient Greek πέτροςEvery word from Ancient Greek ΠέτροςEvery word from Ancient Greek πετροσέλινον