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Where does β€œxylocarp” come from?

xylocarp (English) comes from English carp, from Middle English carpe, from Old French carpe, from Latin carpa, from Gothic πŒΊπŒ°π‚π€πŒ° β€” carp.

xylocarp (English): A hard woody fruit

Definitions

  1. A hard woody fruit

Ancestry of β€œxylocarp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcarpAny of various freshwater fish of the family...
2Middle Englishcarpecarp
3Old Frenchcarpecarp
4LatincarpaA carp
5GothicπŒΊπŒ°π‚π€πŒ°carp
Every word from Gothic πŒΊπŒ°π‚π€πŒ° β†’