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Where does “susina” come from?

susina (Italian) comes from Italian susino, from Vulgar Latin susina, from Latin Sūsa, from Ancient Greek Σοῦσα, from Old Persian 𐏂𐎢𐏁𐎠, from Elamite 𒀸𒋗𒊺𒂗.

susina (Italian): plum

Definitions

  1. plum

Ancestry of “susina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansusinoplum tree, plum
2Vulgar Latinsusina—
3LatinSūsa—
4Ancient GreekΣοῦσα—
5Old Persian𐏂𐎢𐏁𐎠—
6Elamite𒀸𒋗𒊺𒂗—
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