Where does “fruit punch” come from?

fruit punch (English) comes from English Punch, from English puncheon, from Middle English punchoun, from Old French ponchon, from Latin punctiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

fruit punch (English): Any beverage made from mixing various fruit juices together, often served in a punch bowl at parties

Definitions

  1. Any beverage made from mixing various fruit juices together, often served in a punch bowl at parties

Ancestry of “fruit punch”, step by step

fruit punch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Punch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPunchA glove puppet who is the main character used in a Punch and Judy show
2EnglishpuncheonA figured stamp, die, or punch, used by...
3Middle Englishpunchoun
4Old Frenchponchonpuncheon
5Latinpunctiōpuncture, pricking
6Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
7Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via English fruit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfruitIn general, a product of plant growth useful to...
2Frenchfruitfruit
3Middle Frenchfruictfruit
4Old Frenchfruitfruit
5Latinfrūctusenjoyed; having derived pleasure from
6Ancient Greekδῶρονgift; hand's width
7Proto-Hellenicdṓrongift
8Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₃romgift
9Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

Words derived from “fruit punch

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-