Where does “raisin” come from?

raisin (Old French) comes from Latin racēmus — cluster or bunch of grapes, berries or similar fruits.

raisin (Old French): grape; cluster or bunch of grapes; raisin

Definitions

  1. grape; cluster or bunch of grapes; raisin

Ancestry of “raisin”, step by step

raisin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin racēmus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinracēmuscluster or bunch of grapes, berries or similar fruits

via Latin racīmus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinracīmus—

Words derived from “raisin”

Every word from Latin racēmus →