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 προῦμνονEvery word from Ancient Greek προῦνονEvery word from Latin prūnum
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