tursin
Maltese
/tʊrˈsiːn/
noun
Definitions
- parsley
Etymology
Borrowed from Sicilian pitrusinu derived from Latin petroselinum derived from Ancient Greek πετροσέλῑνον (parsley, rock celery).
Origin
Ancient Greek
πετροσέλῑνον
Gloss
parsley, rock celery
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *petrosinu Latin
- *petrosīnu Latin
- petrocilium Latin
- petroselinum Latin
- petroselīnum Latin
- petrosilium Latin
- πετροσέλινον Ancient Greek
- πετροσέλῑνον Ancient Greek
- peresil Old French
- πετροσέλινο Greek (modern)
- petercelie Middle Dutch
- פטרוזיליה Hebrew (modern)
- bir Maltese
- tursin il-bir Maltese
- persembul Friulian
- pere(i)ssil, peressil Old Occitan
- peressil, pe(i)ressil Old Occitan
- pitrusinu Sicilian
- peresil xno