Where does “raisin” come from?

raisin (French) comes from Old French raisin, from Latin racēmus — cluster or bunch of grapes, berries or similar fruits.

raisin (French): grape; a size of paper; a bright red lipstick

Definitions

  1. grape; a size of paper; a bright red lipstick

Ancestry of “raisin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchraisingrape; cluster or bunch of grapes; raisin
2Latinracēmuscluster or bunch of grapes, berries or similar fruits

Words derived from “raisin”

Every word from Latin racēmus →Every word from Old French raisin →