Where does “persli” come from?

persli (Welsh) comes from Middle English persely, from Old French peresil, from Latin petroselīnum, from Ancient Greek πετροσέλινον, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος, from Ancient Greek πέτρος — rock, stone, boulder; type of reed.

persli (Welsh): parsley

Definitions

  1. parsley

Ancestry of “persli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishperselyparsley or a similar plant
2Old Frenchperesil—
3Latinpetroselīnumrock parsley
4Ancient Greekπετροσέλινονparsley
5Ancient GreekΠέτροςPeter
6Ancient Greekπέτροςrock, stone, boulder; type of reed

Words derived from “persli”

Every word from Ancient Greek πέτρος →Every word from Ancient Greek Πέτρος →Every word from Ancient Greek πετροσέλινον →