Where does “pigeonplum” come from?
pigeonplum (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.
pigeonplum (English): The plant Coccoloba diversifolia
Definitions
- The plant Coccoloba diversifolia
Ancestry of “pigeonplum”, step by step
pigeonplum 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 pigeon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pigeon | One of several birds of the family Columbidae,... |
| 2 | English | business | A specific commercial enterprise or... |
| 3 | Middle English | busines | — |
| 4 | Old English | bisiġnes | business, busyness |
| 5 | Old English | -nes | Used to form abstract nouns, usually from... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -nassī | Used to form abstract nouns, usually from... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -inassuz | -ness |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | -ī | -ness, -th |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | -į̄ | -th |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |