petroselinum

See also: Petroselinum

Latin

Alternative forms

  • petroselīnon

Etymology

Etymology tree
Pre-Greekbor.
Ancient Greek πέτρος (pétros)
Pre-Greekbor.
Ancient Greek σέλινον (sélinon)
Ancient Greek πετροσέλῑνον (petrosélīnon)bor.
Latin petroselinum

    Borrowed from Ancient Greek πετροσέλῑνον (petrosélīnon, “parsley”), from πέτρος (pétros, “rock, stone”) + σέλῑνον (sélīnon, “celery”).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    petroselīnum n (genitive petroselīnī); second declension

    1. rock parsley

    Declension

    Second-declension noun (neuter).

    singular plural
    nominative petroselīnum petroselīna
    genitive petroselīnī petroselīnōrum
    dative petroselīnō petroselīnīs
    accusative petroselīnum petroselīna
    ablative petroselīnō petroselīnīs
    vocative petroselīnum petroselīna

    Descendants

    (Note: all the terms listed went through many sound changes)

    • Insular Romance:
      • Sardinian: padrusímula, pedrusèmini, pedrusìmula, pedrusímulu, perdusèmene
    • Balkano-Romance:
    • Italo-Dalmatian:
      • Italian: prezzemolo (see there for more alternative forms)
      • Neapolitan: petrosino, petrosina, petrusino
      • Sicilian: pitrusinu, puḍḍisinu
      • Venetan: parsèmoło, parsìmoƚo, persémoło
    • Rhaeto-Romance:
    • Gallo-Romance:
    • Southern Gallo-Romance:

    Borrowings:

    References

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