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Where does “Pruce” come from?

Pruce (Middle English) comes from Latin Prussia, from Middle High German Prūzin.

Pruce (Middle English): Prussia

Definitions

  1. Prussia

Ancestry of “Pruce”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinPrussia—
2Middle High GermanPrūzin—

Words derived from “Pruce”

  • spruce
  • sprucely
  • spruceness
  • spruce up
  • Spruce
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