Where does “Prunus armeniaca” come from?

Prunus armeniaca (Translingual) comes from Latin armeniaca, from Latin Armenia, from Ancient Greek Ἀρμενία, from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎷𐎡𐎴.

Prunus armeniaca (Translingual): species

Definitions

  1. species

Ancestry of “Prunus armeniaca”, step by step

Prunus armeniaca traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin armeniaca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinarmeniacaapricot tree
2LatinArmeniaArmenia
3Ancient GreekἈρμενίαinflection of Ἀρμένιος : ## nominative/vocative...
4Old Persian𐎠𐎼𐎷𐎡𐎴—

via Latin prunus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinprunusA plum tree
2Ancient Greekπρούνη—
Every word from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎷𐎡𐎴 →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἀρμενία →Every word from Latin Armenia →