Where does “kersenpit” come from?
kersenpit (Dutch) comes from Dutch kers, from Middle Dutch kerse, from Old Dutch kirsa, from Latin ceresia, from Latin ceresium, from Latin cerasium, from Ancient Greek κεράσιον, from Ancient Greek κερασός — pear-tree.
kersenpit (Dutch): a cherry pit
Definitions
- a cherry pit
Ancestry of “kersenpit”, step by step
kersenpit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch kers
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kers | A cherry tree, one of certain trees of the genus... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | kerse | candle; cherry; cress, garden cress |
| 3 | Old Dutch | kirsa | cherry |
| 4 | Latin | ceresia | cherry |
| 5 | Latin | ceresium | — |
| 6 | Latin | cerasium | cherry, fruit of the cherry tree |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κεράσιον | cherry; cherry tree |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κερασός | bird cherry, "Prunus avium" |
| 9 | Akkadian | ???? | pear-tree |