Where does “abricots” come from?
abricots (French) comes from Spanish albaricoque, from Arabic برقوق, from Arabic بَرْقُوق, from Latin praecocia, from Ancient Greek πραικόκιον, from Latin persicum, from Latin Persae — inflection of Persa:
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abricots (French): plural of abricot
Ancestry of “abricots”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | albaricoque | apricot |
| 2 | Arabic | برقوق | plum, plums; apricot, apricots; peach, peaches |
| 3 | Arabic | بَرْقُوق | apricot; plums |
| 4 | Latin | praecocia | nominative neuter plural of praecox; accusative... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πραικόκιον | apricot |
| 6 | Latin | persicum | peach |
| 7 | Latin | Persae | inflection of Persa:
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Words derived from “abricots”