Where does “core” come from?
Core derives from Middle English core, from Old French cor, from Latin cor meaning heart, with a cognate in Hebrew כֹּר.
core (English): The central part of fruit, containing the kernels...
Definitions
- The central part of fruit, containing the kernels...
Ancestry of “core”, step by step
core traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English core
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | core | core centre of a fruit |
via Middle English coor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | coor | apple-core, pith |
via Middle English kore
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | kore | — |