sinséar
Irish (Donegal)
noun
Definitions
- ginger plant, its rhizome used as a spice
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle English gingere derived from Old English gingifer derived from Latin gingiber, zingiberi derived from Ancient Greek ζιγγίβερις derived from Old Tamil இந்சி வேர் (ginger root).
Origin
Old Tamil
இந்சி வேர்
Gloss
ginger root
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ginger English
- gingiber Latin
- gingiber, zingeber Latin
- zingiber Latin
- zingiberi Latin
- zingiberī Latin
- gyömbér Hungarian
- zenzero Italian
- ζιγγίβερις Ancient Greek
- gingifer Old English
- शृङ्गवेर Sanskrit
- gingere Middle English
- gingivere Middle English
- gingembre Old French
- gingebre Catalan, Valencian
- sinxebra Galician
- xenxibre Galician
- gingebare Middle Dutch
- gingibero Old High German
- सिङ्गबेर Sauraseni Prakrit
- 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭 Sauraseni Prakrit
- இந்சி வேர் Old Tamil