zingiberi

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From Ancient Greek ζιγγίβερις (zingíberis), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭 (siṃgivera), from a Dravidian language; compare Old Tamil 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺 (iñci, “ginger”) + 𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 (vēr, “root”) (modern Tamil இஞ்சி (iñci, “ginger”) + வேர் (vēr, “root”)).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    zingiberi n (indeclinable)

    1. ginger

    Descendants

    • → Translingual: Zingiber, Zingiberales

    Reflexes of the Late Latin variant gingiber:

    • Italo-Romance:
      • Italian: zenzero (see there for further descendants)
      • Sicilian: gènciru, zenzeru
    • Padanian:
      • Friulian: zenzar
      • Old Lombard: çençauro
      • Old Ligurian: zenzavro
      • Piedmontese: zenser
      • Venetan: xènxaro
    • Gallo-Romance:
    • Borrowings:
      • → Hungarian: gyömbér (see there for further descendants)
      • → Proto-West Germanic: *gingiberō (see there for further descendants)

    References

    Further reading

    • “zingiberi”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • zingiberi in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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