Where does “jujuba” come from?

jujuba (Medieval Latin) comes from Latin zizyphum, from Ancient Greek ζίζυφον, from Ancient Greek Σίσυφος, from Ancient Greek σοφός — clever, skillful, cunning, able; intelligent,...

Ancestry of “jujuba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinzizyphumjujube fruit
2Ancient Greekζίζυφονjujube
3Ancient GreekΣίσυφοςSisyphus
4Ancient Greekσοφόςclever, skillful, cunning, able; intelligent,...

Words derived from “jujuba

Every word from Ancient Greek σοφόςEvery word from Ancient Greek ΣίσυφοςEvery word from Ancient Greek ζίζυφον