Where does “seleri” come from?

seleri (Welsh) comes from Welsh seler, from Middle English celer, from Anglo-Norman celer, from Latin celare, from Latin celo, from Proto-Indo-European ḱēl-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

seleri (Welsh): celery

Definitions

  1. celery

Ancestry of “seleri”, step by step

seleri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh seler

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshselercellar
2Middle Englishceler
3Anglo-Normancelerto conceal
4Latincelarepresent active infinitive of cēlō; second-person...
5Latinceloto hide (something from someone), cover, keep a secret, conceal
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱēl-invocation; to beguile, feign, charm, cajole,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via English celery

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishceleryA European herb of the carrot family; The stalks...
2Frenchcélericelery
3Lombardselleri
4Latinselīnum
5Ancient Greekσέλινονcelery
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱēl-Every word from Latin celo