Where does “prunes” come from?

prunes (Catalan) comes from Catalan pruna, from Latin prūnum, from Ancient Greek προῦνον, from Ancient Greek προῦμνον — A plum fruit.

prunes (Catalan): plural of pruna

Definitions

  1. plural of pruna

Ancestry of “prunes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanprunaplum
2Latinprūnumplum
3Ancient Greekπροῦνον
4Ancient GreekπροῦμνονA plum fruit
Every word from Ancient Greek προῦμνονEvery word from Ancient Greek προῦνονEvery word from Latin prūnum