Where does “prune” come from?

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

prune (Old French): plum

Definitions

  1. plum

Ancestry of “prune”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar LatinprunaA burning coal, live coal, glowing charcoal
2Latinprūnumplum
3Ancient Greekπροῦνον—
4Ancient GreekπροῦμνονA plum fruit

Words derived from “prune”

Every word from Ancient Greek προῦμνον →Every word from Ancient Greek προῦνον →Every word from Latin prūnum →