Where does “almond” come from?

Almond comes from Middle English almond, from Old French almande, from Latin amandula, from Latin amygdala, meaning the almond tree or its nut.

almond (English): A type of tree nut; A small deciduous tree in...

Definitions

  1. A type of tree nut; A small deciduous tree in...

Ancestry of “almond”, step by step

almond traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Ammon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAmmonAn ancient nation occupying the east of the Jordan River, between the torrent valleys of Arnon and Jabbok, in present-day Jordan
2LatinammonAmun Egyptian god identified with Jupiter
3Ancient GreekἌμμωνAmun
4Egyptianjmnto hide, to conceal; to hide, to be hidden or...
5Egyptianmnto be established, to be fixed or set; to stick,...
6Proto-Vietickaw—
7Dutchkauwento chew
8Middle Dutchcouwento chew
9Old Dutchkiuwanto chew
10Proto-West Germanickeuwanto chew
11Proto-Germanickewwanąto chew
12Proto-Indo-Europeanǵyewh₁-to chew

via Middle English almond

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishalmondAn almond; An almond tree; An object that...
2Old Frenchalmande—
3Vulgar Latinamendla—
4Latinamygdalaalmond tree; almond; tonsil
5Ancient Greekἀμυγδάληalmond; peach stone

Words derived from “almond”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kewwaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic keuwan →