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இஞ்சி வேர் · Tamil / Dravidian proposal
noun · Tamil / Dravidian proposal
Transliteration: iñci-vēr
Ginger root; Tamil comparison for an earlier Dravidian proposal.. The displayed later Tamil expression illustrates the analysis; it is not a dated ancient donor witness.
Date not yet researched — No word-specific date established in the inspected lexical source.
Location not yet researched — No defensible word-specific location was established in the inspected lexical source.
The entry records a Dravidian proposal connecting Tamil iñci-vēr with the European ginger family. ginger — Etymology · etymology and sense history
Specialist work favours a Dravidian analysis and a Sanskrit back-formation. pp. 81–82 (PDF pp. 19–20)
शृङ्गवेर · Sanskrit
noun · Sanskrit
Transliteration: śṛṅgavera
Ginger; a Sanskrit form possibly remade from an earlier borrowed word.. The horn-body interpretation is not adopted as lexical meaning. Sanskrit back-formation is a serious alternative to Sanskrit priority.
Date not yet researched — No word-specific date established in the inspected lexical source.
Sanskrit reference region — Glottolog language reference point; not an origin, borrowing site or territorial boundary.
The entry reports Sanskrit śṛṅgavera, analyzed as śṛṅga “horn” plus vera “body,” while warning that this may be folk etymology. ginger — Etymology · etymology and sense history
The entry places the European forms through Prakrit singabera before Greek zingiberis. ginger — Etymology · etymology and sense history
The entry records a Dravidian proposal connecting Tamil iñci-vēr with the European ginger family. ginger — Etymology · etymology and sense history
Specialist work favours a Dravidian analysis and a Sanskrit back-formation. pp. 81–82 (PDF pp. 19–20)
Glottolog supplies the reference coordinates for Sanskrit. LanguageTable row sans1269
singabera · Middle Indic / Prakrit
noun · Middle Indic / Prakrit
Transliteration: singabera
Ginger; an Indic intermediary reported in the route.. The Latin-script Prakrit form reported by the source; it is not a reconstructed pronunciation or a precisely localized donor dialect.
Date not yet researched — No word-specific date established in the inspected lexical source.
Location not yet researched — No defensible word-specific location was established in the inspected lexical source.
The entry places the European forms through Prakrit singabera before Greek zingiberis. ginger — Etymology · etymology and sense history
Greek zingiberis is given as the source of the Latin form. ginger — Etymology · etymology and sense history
Specialist work favours a Dravidian analysis and a Sanskrit back-formation. pp. 81–82 (PDF pp. 19–20)
Merriam-Webster supports Old English continuity through Latin and an Indo-Aryan connection for Greek. Word History > Etymology
Old French gingibre is a proposed source of Middle English readoption. ginger(n.), first two paragraphs
ζιγγίβερις · Ancient Greek
noun · Ancient Greek
Transliteration: zingiberis
Ginger.. Ginger.
Date not yet researched — No word-specific date established in the inspected lexical source.
Greek reference region — Glottolog language reference point; not an origin, borrowing site or territorial boundary.
The entry places the European forms through Prakrit singabera before Greek zingiberis. ginger — Etymology · etymology and sense history
Greek zingiberis is given as the source of the Latin form. ginger — Etymology · etymology and sense history
Latin zingiberi is reported between Greek and the early English/Old French forms. ginger — Etymology · etymology and sense history
Glottolog supplies the reference coordinates for Greek. LanguageTable row gree1276
zingiberi · Latin
noun · Latin
Reading: Reading not yet researched
Ginger.. Latin zingiberi/zingiber; later gingiber is the form named in the Old English transmission account.
Date not yet researched — No word-specific date established in the inspected lexical source.
Latin reference region — Glottolog language reference point; not an origin, borrowing site or territorial boundary.
Greek zingiberis is given as the source of the Latin form. ginger — Etymology · etymology and sense history
Latin zingiberi is reported between Greek and the early English/Old French forms. ginger — Etymology · etymology and sense history
Old English ginȝifer and ginȝiber are reported from the eleventh century. ginger — Etymology · etymology and sense history
Merriam-Webster supports Old English continuity through Latin and an Indo-Aryan connection for Greek. Word History > Etymology
Old French gingibre is a proposed source of Middle English readoption. ginger(n.), first two paragraphs
Glottolog supplies the reference coordinates for Latin. LanguageTable row lati1261
ginȝifer · Old English
noun · Old English
Reading: Reading not yet researched
Ginger spice.. Ginger spice.
c. 11th century · Old English ginger context — The date is the reported English lexical context.
Old English reference region — Glottolog language reference point; not an origin, borrowing site or territorial boundary.
Latin zingiberi is reported between Greek and the early English/Old French forms. ginger — Etymology · etymology and sense history
Old English ginȝifer and ginȝiber are reported from the eleventh century. ginger — Etymology · etymology and sense history
English ginger is reported from the eleventh century, with the modern spelling re-adopted from Old French gingibre; later English adds color and spirit senses. ginger — Etymology · etymology and sense history
Merriam-Webster supports Old English continuity through Latin and an Indo-Aryan connection for Greek. Word History > Etymology
Old French gingibre is a proposed source of Middle English readoption. ginger(n.), first two paragraphs
Glottolog supplies the reference coordinates for Old English (ca. 450-1100). LanguageTable row olde1238
gingibre · Old French
noun · Old French
Reading: Reading not yet researched
Ginger; proposed source of Middle English readoption.. Ginger; proposed source of Middle English readoption.
c. 12th century · reported French form — Dictionary-reported French period, not an English borrowing date.
Location not yet researched — No lexical origin or borrowing location is inferred.
Latin zingiberi is reported between Greek and the early English/Old French forms. ginger — Etymology · etymology and sense history
Merriam-Webster supports Old English continuity through Latin and an Indo-Aryan connection for Greek. Word History > Etymology
Old French gingibre is a proposed source of Middle English readoption. ginger(n.), first two paragraphs
ginger · English
noun · English
Reading: Reading not yet researched
The pungent spice and its later figurative energy sense.. The pungent spice and its later figurative energy sense.
Date not yet researched — The baseline combined an undated English readoption with much later figurative senses. Those dates do not date this entire stage.
English reference region / Britain — Glottolog language reference point; not an origin, borrowing site or territorial boundary.
Old English ginȝifer and ginȝiber are reported from the eleventh century. ginger — Etymology · etymology and sense history
English ginger is reported from the eleventh century, with the modern spelling re-adopted from Old French gingibre; later English adds color and spirit senses. ginger — Etymology · etymology and sense history
Merriam-Webster supports Old English continuity through Latin and an Indo-Aryan connection for Greek. Word History > Etymology
Old French gingibre is a proposed source of Middle English readoption. ginger(n.), first two paragraphs
Glottolog supplies the reference coordinates for English. LanguageTable row stan1293
śṛṅgavera → singabera: inheritance, unresolved. Traditional Sanskrit priority is disputed by the back-formation analysis. This is an unresolved Indo-Aryan relationship, not established inheritance from the displayed Sanskrit form. ginger — Etymology · etymology and sense historypp. 81–82 (PDF pp. 19–20)
gingibre → ginger: borrowing, qualified. Proposed Middle English readoption coexists with Old English continuity. ginger(n.), first two paragraphs