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Where does “preunyi” come from?

preunyi (Norman) comes from Norman preune, from Old French prune, from Vulgar Latin pruna, from Latin prūnum, from Ancient Greek προῦνον, from Ancient Greek προῦμνον — A plum fruit.

preunyi (Norman): plum tree

Definitions

  1. plum tree

Ancestry of “preunyi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Normanpreuneplum
2Old Frenchpruneplum
3Vulgar LatinprunaA burning coal, live coal, glowing charcoal
4Latinprūnum—
5Ancient Greekπροῦνον—
6Ancient GreekπροῦμνονA plum fruit
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