Where does “raisin” come from?
raisin (French) comes from Old French raisin, from Latin racēmus.
raisin (French): grape; a size of paper; a bright red lipstick
Definitions
- grape; a size of paper; a bright red lipstick
Ancestry of “raisin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | raisin | grape; cluster or bunch of grapes; raisin |
| 2 | Latin | racēmus | — |
Words derived from “raisin”