Where does “jujube” come from?

jujube (Old French) comes from Latin zizyphum, from Ancient Greek ζίζυφον, from Ancient Greek Σίσυφος, from Ancient Greek σοφός — clever, skillful, cunning, able; intelligent,...

Ancestry of “jujube”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	zizyphum	jujube fruit
2	Ancient Greek	ζίζυφον	jujube
3	Ancient Greek	Σίσυφος	Sisyphus
4	Ancient Greek	σοφός	clever, skillful, cunning, able; intelligent,...

Words derived from “jujube”

jujube
jujuba
jujub
jujubă
jujubinha

Every word from Ancient Greek σοφός →Every word from Ancient Greek Σίσυφος →Every word from Ancient Greek ζίζυφον →