Where does “passion fruit” come from?
passion fruit (English) comes from English Passion, from Luxembourgish Passioun, from Old English passion — passion of Christ.
passion fruit (English): A plant, passiflora, that produces an edible...
Definitions
- A plant, passiflora, that produces an edible...
Ancestry of “passion fruit”, step by step
passion fruit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Passion
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Passion | The sufferings of Jesus Christ from the night of the Last Supper to the Crucifixion |
| 2 | Luxembourgish | Passioun | passion |
| 3 | Old English | passion | passion of Christ |
via English fruit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | fruit | In general, a product of plant growth useful to... |
| 2 | Middle English | fruyt | Alternative form of frute |
Words derived from “passion fruit”