Where does “sycamore” come from?

Sycamore comes from Old French sicamor, from Latin sycomorus, from Ancient Greek σῦκον meaning fig, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European moro.

sycamore (English): Any of several North American plane trees, of the...

Definitions

  1. Any of several North American plane trees, of the...

Ancestry of “sycamore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsicamoursycamore (Ficus sycomorus)
2Old Frenchsicamorsycamore
3Latinsȳcomorusfig-mulberry tree, Ficus sycomorus
4Ancient Greekσυκόμοροςsycamore
5Ancient Greekμόρονblack mulberry; blackberry
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmórommulberry, blackberry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mórom →Every word from Ancient Greek μόρον →Every word from Ancient Greek συκόμορος →