Where does “jujuba” come from?

jujuba (Polish) comes from Medieval Latin jujuba, from Latin zizyphum, from Ancient Greek ζίζυφον, from Ancient Greek Σίσυφος, from Ancient Greek σοφός — clever, skillful, cunning, able; intelligent,...

jujuba (Polish): jujube

Definitions

  1. jujube

Ancestry of “jujuba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinjujuba
2Latinzizyphumjujube fruit
3Ancient Greekζίζυφονjujube
4Ancient GreekΣίσυφοςSisyphus
5Ancient Greekσοφόςclever, skillful, cunning, able; intelligent,...
Every word from Ancient Greek σοφόςEvery word from Ancient Greek ΣίσυφοςEvery word from Ancient Greek ζίζυφον