English
Grapefruit League
Compound of grapefruit + league; grapefruit trees are cultivated in Florida.
A compound of grapefruit + league
Latin ligō ‘to tie’
Italian legare ‘to tie, bind’
Italian lega ‘league’
Middle French ligue
Middle English liege ‘alliance, agreement’
English league
The story
Compound of grapefruit + league; grapefruit trees are cultivated in Florida.
Today it means
name The set of Major League Baseball teams that play spring training games in Florida.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Grapefruit League