Where does “pippin” come from?

pippin (English) comes from Middle English pipin, from Old French pepin — a seed.

pippin (English): A seed; Any of several varieties of eating apple...

Definitions

  1. A seed; Any of several varieties of eating apple...

Ancestry of “pippin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishpipina seed
2Old Frenchpepina seed

Words derived from “pippin

Every word from Old French pepinEvery word from Middle English pipin