Where does “abricots” come from?
abricots (Middle French) comes from French abricot, from Catalan abrecoc, from Catalan albercoc, from Arabic برقوق, from Arabic بَرْقُوق, from Latin praecocia, from Ancient Greek πραικόκιον, from Latin persicum — inflection of Persa: ## genitive/dative...
Ancestry of “abricots”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | abricot | apricot; vulva, vagina, female genitalia |
| 2 | Catalan | abrecoc | — |
| 3 | Catalan | albercoc | apricot |
| 4 | Arabic | برقوق | plum, plums; apricot, apricots; peach, peaches |
| 5 | Arabic | بَرْقُوق | apricot; plums |
| 6 | Latin | praecocia | nominative neuter plural of praecox; accusative... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πραικόκιον | apricot |
| 8 | Latin | persicum | peach |
| 9 | Latin | Persae | inflection of Persa: ## genitive/dative... |