Where does “aprium” come from?
aprium (English) comes from English plum, from Middle English plomme, from Middle English plumtre, from Old English plumtreow, from Old English trēow, from Proto-West Germanic treu, from Proto-Germanic trewą, from English doru — hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree.
aprium (English): A plum-apricot cross, with characteristics of...
Definitions
- A plum-apricot cross, with characteristics of...
Ancestry of “aprium”, step by step
aprium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English plum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | plum | "The fruit and its tree."; "Extended senses."; Of... |
| 2 | Middle English | plomme | plum; plum tree |
| 3 | Middle English | plumtre | A plum tree or a similar tree |
| 4 | Old English | plumtreow | plum tree |
| 5 | Old English | trēow | tree, wood, timber, beam, log, stake, stick,... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | treu | tree; wood |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | trewą | tree |
| 8 | English | doru | Alternative form of dory |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | δόρυ | wood, tree, stem; spear shaft, spear, lance,... |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | dóru | tree |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dóru | tree |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | drew- | hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree |
via English apricot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | apricot | A round sweet and juicy stone fruit, resembling... |
| 2 | English | apricock | Archaic form of apricot |
| 3 | English | abrecock | Obsolete form of apricot |
| 4 | Catalan | abrecoc | — |
| 5 | Catalan | albercoc | apricot |
| 6 | Arabic | برقوق | plum, plums; apricot, apricots; peach, peaches |
| 7 | Arabic | بَرْقُوق | apricot; plums |
| 8 | Latin | praecocia | nominative neuter plural of praecox; accusative... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | πραικόκιον | apricot |
| 10 | Latin | persicum | peach |
| 11 | Latin | Persae | inflection of Persa: ## genitive/dative... |