Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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Noun

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zingiberi n (indeclinable)

  1. ginger

Descendants

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  • Translingual: Zingiber, Zingiberales

Reflexes of the Late Latin variant gingiber:

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Further reading

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  • 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.