Where does “abricot” come from?

abricot (Middle French) comes from Arabic برقوق, from Arabic بَرْقُوق, from Latin praecocia, from Ancient Greek πραικόκιον, from Latin persicum, from Latin Persae — inflection of Persa: ## genitive/dative...

Ancestry of “abricot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicبرقوقplum, plums; apricot, apricots; peach, peaches
2Arabicبَرْقُوقapricot; plums
3Latinpraecocianominative neuter plural of praecox; accusative...
4Ancient Greekπραικόκιονapricot
5Latinpersicumpeach
6LatinPersaeinflection of Persa: ## genitive/dative...

Words derived from “abricot

Every word from Latin PersaeEvery word from Latin persicumEvery word from Ancient Greek πραικόκιον
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