Etymograph

English

Plum Book

Plum Book may come from English plum ‘a cushy position, a sinecure’.

  1. English1500–presentplum‘a cushy position, a sinecure’uncertain
  2. EnglishtodayPlum Book

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. English1500–presentplum‘a cushy position, a sinecure’uncertain
  2. EnglishtodayPlum Book

Made of the words Plum + Book

Ancient Greek προῦνον

Latin prūnum

Proto-West Germanic *plūmā

Old English plūme

Middle English plomme

English Plum

Proto-Germanic *bōks ‘letter’

Proto-West Germanic *bōk ‘inscribed billet, letter’

Old English bōc

Middle English bok ‘a document’

English Book

Today it means

name United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions, a publication listing presidentially appointed positions within the federal government.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / English plum / Plum Book