Where does “jujube” come from?

jujube (English) comes from Ancient Greek ζίζυφον, from Ancient Greek Σίσυφος, from Ancient Greek σοφός — clever, skillful, cunning, able; intelligent,...

jujube (English): The sweet and edible drupes of several...

Definitions

  1. The sweet and edible drupes of several...

Ancestry of “jujube”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekζίζυφονjujube
2Ancient GreekΣίσυφοςSisyphus
3Ancient Greekσοφόςclever, skillful, cunning, able; intelligent,...

Words derived from “jujube”

Every word from Ancient Greek σοφός →Every word from Ancient Greek Σίσυφος →Every word from Ancient Greek ζίζυφον →