Where does “senapsfrö” come from?
senapsfrö (Swedish) comes from Swedish senap, from Latin sināpi, from Latin sināpis, from Ancient Greek σίναπι, from Demotic snwpt.
senapsfrö (Swedish): a mustard seed
Definitions
- a mustard seed
Ancestry of “senapsfrö”, step by step
senapsfrö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish senap
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | senap | mustard |
| 2 | Latin | sināpi | white mustard (Sinapis arvensis L.) the plant and its grain |
| 3 | Latin | sināpis | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σίναπι | the mustard plant |
| 5 | Demotic | snwpt | — |
via Swedish frö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | frö | seed; a source or beginning; germ, seed; a... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | frø | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | fræ | a seed of a plant; inflection of frær: ## strong... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fraiwą | seed, semen; gender; offspring |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)per- | to strew, sow, sprinkle; to sow, sprinkle, strew;... |