Etymology of the French word persil
the French word persil
derived from the Vulgar Latin word petrosilium
derived from the Classical Latin word petroselinum (rock-parsley; parsley)
derived from the Greek word petroselinon, πετροσέλινον
derived from the Greek word petra, πέτρα (a (mass of) rock)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *per-
derived from the Greek word selinon, σέλινον