Where does “resin” come from?

resin (Cornish) comes from English raisin, from Middle English raysyn, from Finnish reisin, from Latin racīmus.

resin (Cornish): raisins

Definitions

  1. raisins

Ancestry of “resin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishraisinA dried grape; Of grapes: to dry out; to become...
2Middle EnglishraysynA grape or a cluster of grapes; A raisin; a dried...
3FinnishreisinInstructive plural form of reisi
4Latinracīmus—
Every word from Latin racīmus →Every word from Finnish reisin →Every word from Middle English raysyn →