Where does “잭프루트” come from?
잭프루트 (Korean) comes from English jackfruit, from English Jack, from Middle English jakke, from Anglo-Norman jacke, from Middle French jaque, from Middle French jacques, from French jacques, from Latin Iacobus — heel of the foot; heel.
잭프루트 (Korean): jackfruit
Ancestry of “잭프루트”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | jackfruit | A tree, Artocarpus heterophyllus, of the Moraceae... |
| 2 | English | Jack | A placeholder or conventional name for any man,... |
| 3 | Middle English | jakke | — |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | jacke | — |
| 5 | Middle French | jaque | — |
| 6 | Middle French | jacques | — |
| 7 | French | jacques | plural of jacque; a stupid person; a jemmy or... |
| 8 | Latin | Iacobus | Jacob; James; Saint James |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | Ἰάκωβος | — |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | Ἰακώβ | — |
| 11 | Hebrew | יַעֲקֹב | Jacob |
| 12 | Hebrew | עָקֵב | heel of the foot; heel |