Where does “senapsgul” come from?
senapsgul (Swedish) comes from Swedish senap, from Latin sināpi, from Latin sināpis, from Ancient Greek σίναπι, from Demotic snwpt.
senapsgul (Swedish): mustard color
Ancestry of “senapsgul”, step by step
senapsgul 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 gul
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swedish | gul | colored yellow; the color yellow |
| 2 | Old Norse | gulr | yellow |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | gulaz | yellow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |