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Latest comment: 1 month ago by El Mexicano in topic Cilantro can't come from culantro

Cilantro can't come from culantro

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It is phonetically impossible that "cilantro" come from "culantro" in Spanish. There must have been either a regional Vulgar Latin form with a palatal vowel like *ceriandrum, or it is an analogical contamination of another romance word with -e- or -i-. El Mexicano (talk) 18:50, 5 December 2024 (UTC)Reply