Where does “senap” come from?
senap (Swedish) comes from Latin sināpi, from Latin sināpis, from Ancient Greek σίναπι, from Demotic snwpt.
senap (Swedish): mustard
Ancestry of “senap”, step by step
senap traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin sināpi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | sināpi | white mustard (Sinapis arvensis L.) the plant and its grain |
| 2 | Latin | sināpis | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σίναπι | the mustard plant |
| 4 | Demotic | snwpt | — |
via Old Swedish sinaper
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | sinaper | — |
| 2 | Middle Low German | sennep | — |
Words derived from “senap”