zingiberi

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Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ζιγγίβερις (zingíberis), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭 (siṃgivera), from a Dravidian language; compare Proto-Dravidian *cinkiwēr (“ginger”), 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:

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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