Where does “self-pruning” come from?
self-pruning (English) comes from English pruning, 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.
Ancestry of “self-pruning”, step by step
self-pruning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pruning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pruning | A removal of excess material from a tree or... |
| 2 | English | prune | A plum; The dried, wrinkled fruit of certain... |
| 3 | Middle English | prune | A plum; A prune; A large, rounded boil |
| 4 | Old French | prune | plum |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | pruna | A burning coal, live coal, glowing charcoal |
| 6 | Latin | prūnum | plum |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | προῦνον | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | προῦμνον | A plum fruit |
via English Self
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Self | Himself, herself, itself, themself, themselves; that specific (person mentioned) |
| 2 | Middle English | salve | Alternative form of sauf |
| 3 | Old English | sealf | salve |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | salbu | salve, ointment |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | salbō | salve, ointment |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | solp-éh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | selp- | fat, oil |