Where does “sea apricot” come from?
sea apricot (English) comes from English apricot, from English apricock, from English abrecock, from Catalan abrecoc, from Catalan albercoc, from Arabic برقوق, from Arabic بَرْقُوق, from Latin praecocia — inflection of Persa: ## genitive/dative...
sea apricot (English): A sponge of the species Suberites domuncula
Definitions
- A sponge of the species Suberites domuncula
Ancestry of “sea apricot”, step by step
sea apricot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English apricot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | apricot | A round sweet and juicy stone fruit, resembling... |
| 2 | English | apricock | Archaic form of apricot |
| 3 | English | abrecock | Obsolete form of apricot |
| 4 | Catalan | abrecoc | — |
| 5 | Catalan | albercoc | apricot |
| 6 | Arabic | برقوق | plum, plums; apricot, apricots; peach, peaches |
| 7 | Arabic | بَرْقُوق | apricot; plums |
| 8 | Latin | praecocia | nominative neuter plural of praecox; accusative... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | πραικόκιον | apricot |
| 10 | Latin | persicum | peach |
| 11 | Latin | Persae | inflection of Persa: ## genitive/dative... |
via English sea
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sea | A large body of salt water; A lake, especially if... |
| 2 | Middle English | see | sea, ocean; A body of water, a lake; seat, chair |
| 3 | Old English | sǣ | sea, lake |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | saiwi | sea |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | saiwiz | sea, ocean |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sīhwaną | to filter |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | seykʷ- | to moisten; to filter |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sey- | to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;... |