Where does “jujube” come from?

jujube (French) comes from Old French jujube, from Latin zizyphum, from Ancient Greek ζίζυφον, from Ancient Greek Σίσυφος, from Ancient Greek σοφός — clever, skillful, cunning, able; intelligent,...

jujube (French): jujube fruit

Definitions

jujube fruit

Ancestry of “jujube”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	jujube	—
2	Latin	zizyphum	jujube fruit
3	Ancient Greek	ζίζυφον	jujube
4	Ancient Greek	Σίσυφος	Sisyphus
5	Ancient Greek	σοφός	clever, skillful, cunning, able; intelligent,...

Words derived from “jujube”

jujuba
jujub
jujubă
jujubinha

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