Where does “plum” come from?
Plum comes from Old English plūme, from Latin plumba, from Latin prunum, from Ancient Greek μόλυβδος, from Ancient Greek προῦμνον.
plum (English): "The fruit and its tree."; "Extended senses."; Of...
Definitions
- "The fruit and its tree."; "Extended senses."; Of...
Ancestry of “plum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | plomme | plum; plum tree |
| 2 | Middle English | plumtre | A plum tree or a similar tree |
| 3 | Old English | plumtreow | plum tree |
| 4 | Old English | trēow | tree, wood, timber, beam, log, stake, stick,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | treu | tree; wood |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | trewą | tree |
| 7 | English | doru | Alternative form of dory |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | δόρυ | wood, tree, stem; spear shaft, spear, lance,... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | dóru | tree |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dóru | tree |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | drew- | hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree |