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Where does “petrosenilo” come from?

petrosenilo (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin petroselinum, from Ancient Greek πετροσέλινον, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος, from Ancient Greek πέτρος — rock, stone, boulder; type of reed.

Ancestry of “petrosenilo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpetroselinumrock parsley
2Ancient Greekπετροσέλινονparsley
3Ancient GreekΠέτρος—
4Ancient Greekπέτροςrock, stone, boulder; type of reed

Words derived from “petrosenilo”

  • pretosemolo
  • prezzemolo
  • petrosemolo
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