celery
English
/ˈsɛl.ə.ɹi/
noun
Definitions
- A European herb (Apium graveolens (Apium graveolens)) of the carrot family.
- (uncountable) The stalks of this herb eaten as a vegetable.
- A yellow-green colour, like that of a celery.
Etymology
Borrowed from French céleri derived from Lombard sèller derived from Latin selīnum derived from Ancient Greek σέλῑνον (celery).
Origin
Ancient Greek
σέλῑνον
Gloss
celery
Concept
Semantic Field
Food and drink
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- celeriac English
- celerylike English
- selīnum Latin
- Sellerie German
- sellero Italian
- selderie Dutch, Flemish
- selderij Dutch, Flemish
- céleri French
- σέλινον Ancient Greek
- σέλῑνον Ancient Greek
- σελίνινος Ancient Greek
- σελινῖτις Ancient Greek
- セロリ Japanese
- soilire Irish
- เซเลรี่ Thai
- seleri Welsh
- céléri Norman
- 샐러리 Korean
- 셀러리 Korean
- sélou Ligurian
- selleri Lombard
- sèller Lombard