Where does “prunelle” come from?

prunelle (French) comes from French prune, from Old French prune, from Vulgar Latin pruna, from Latin prūnum, from Ancient Greek προῦνον, from Ancient Greek προῦμνον — A plum fruit.

prunelle (French): sloe; sloe gin; pupil; eye

Definitions

  1. sloe; sloe gin; pupil; eye

Ancestry of “prunelle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpruneplum; ticket
2Old Frenchpruneplum
3Vulgar LatinprunaA burning coal, live coal, glowing charcoal
4Latinprūnumplum
5Ancient Greekπροῦνον—
6Ancient GreekπροῦμνονA plum fruit

Words derived from “prunelle”

Every word from Ancient Greek προῦμνον →Every word from Ancient Greek προῦνον →Every word from Latin prūnum →