Where does “prune” come from?
prune (Middle English) comes from Old French prune, from Vulgar Latin pruna, from Latin prūnum, from Ancient Greek προῦνον, from Ancient Greek προῦμνον — A plum fruit.
prune (Middle English): A plum; A prune; A large, rounded boil
Definitions
- A plum; A prune; A large, rounded boil
Ancestry of “prune”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | prune | plum |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | pruna | A burning coal, live coal, glowing charcoal |
| 3 | Latin | prūnum | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | προῦνον | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | προῦμνον | A plum fruit |
Words derived from “prune”