Where does “pruning” come from?
Pruning derives from English prune, from Old French proignier, which blended Old French prune with Latin rotundus and rota, tracing ultimately to Proto-Indo-European pro-.
pruning (English): A removal of excess material from a tree or...
Definitions
- A removal of excess material from a tree or...
Ancestry of “pruning”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | prune | A plum; The dried, wrinkled fruit of certain... |
| 2 | Middle English | prune | A plum; A prune; A large, rounded boil |
| 3 | Old French | prune | plum |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | pruna | A burning coal, live coal, glowing charcoal |
| 5 | Latin | prūnum | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | προῦνον | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | προῦμνον | A plum fruit |