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Where does “pruna” come from?

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

pruna (Vulgar Latin): A burning coal, live coal, glowing charcoal

Definitions

  1. A burning coal, live coal, glowing charcoal

Ancestry of “pruna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinprūnum—
2Ancient Greekπροῦνον—
3Ancient GreekπροῦμνονA plum fruit

Words derived from “pruna”

  • pruning
  • prune
  • pruner
  • prunello
  • pruney
  • prunelle
  • pruny
  • prunable
  • overprune
  • reprune
  • prugna
  • prune
  • prunelle
  • prunier
  • prunellier
  • pruneau
  • pruna
  • pruner
  • prunera
  • prunes
  • pruno
  • プルーン
  • prune
  • prună
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