Where does “pruney” come from?

pruney (English) comes from English prune, from Middle English prune, from Old French prune, from Vulgar Latin pruna, from Latin prūnum, from Ancient Greek προῦνον, from Ancient Greek προῦμνον — A plum fruit.

pruney (English): Resembling prunes, prune-like; Of, or pertaining...

Definitions

  1. Resembling prunes, prune-like; Of, or pertaining...

Ancestry of “pruney”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpruneA plum; The dried, wrinkled fruit of certain...
2Middle EnglishpruneA plum; A prune; A large, rounded boil
3Old Frenchpruneplum
4Vulgar LatinprunaA burning coal, live coal, glowing charcoal
5Latinprūnumplum
6Ancient Greekπροῦνον
7Ancient GreekπροῦμνονA plum fruit
Every word from Ancient Greek προῦμνονEvery word from Ancient Greek προῦνονEvery word from Latin prūnum