gingerous

English

Etymology

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Old Tamil 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺 (iñci)

Proto-Dravidian *wēr

Old Tamil 𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 (vēr)

Old Tamil 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 (iñcivēr)bor.

Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭 (siṃgivera)der.

Ancient Greek ζιγγίβερις (zingíberis)bor.

Latin zingiberi

Late Latin gingiberbor.

Proto-West Germanic *gingiberō

Old English gingifer

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Old French gingembreinflu.

Middle English gingivere

Middle English gingere

English ginger

Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.?

Proto-Italic *-ō̆tsos?

Old Latin -ōssus

Latin -ōsus

Old French -usbor.

Middle English -ous

English -ous

English gingerous

From ginger + -ous.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɪnd͡ʒəɹəs/
• Hyphenation: gin‧ger‧ous

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Adjective

gingerous (comparative more gingerous, superlative most gingerous)

1. Of a ginger or reddish colour.
   • 1864 May – 1865 November, Charles Dickens, Our Mutual Friend. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1865, →OCLC:

     Mrs. Lammle opens her nostrils and bites her under-lip; Mr. Lammle takes his gingerous whiskers in his left hand, and bringing them together, frowns furtively at his beloved, out of a thick gingerous bush.