Where does “ploume” come from?

ploume (Middle English) comes from Old English plūme, from Proto-West Germanic plūmā, from Latin prūnum, from Ancient Greek προῦνον, from Ancient Greek προῦμνον — A plum fruit.

ploume (Middle English): Alternative form of plomme

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of plomme

Ancestry of “ploume”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishplūmeplum
2Proto-West Germanicplūmāplum
3Latinprūnumplum
4Ancient Greekπροῦνον
5Ancient GreekπροῦμνονA plum fruit
Every word from Ancient Greek προῦμνονEvery word from Ancient Greek προῦνονEvery word from Latin prūnum