Where does “rosīne” come from?

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

Ancestry of “rosīne”, step by step

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

Words derived from “rosīne

Every word from Latin racēmusEvery word from Old French raisin