πετροσέλινον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πέτρος (pétros, rock) + σέλινον (sélinon, celery). So called because of being used to treat calculi.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πετροσέλῑνον • (petrosélīnon) n (genitive πετροσελίνου); second declension

  1. parsley

Inflection

Descendants

  • Latin: petroselīnum (see there for further descendants)

References

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