Etymograph

English

Raisinet

From raisin + -et; originated in 1927 as a brand name produced by the Blumenthal Chocolate Company.

Formed from raisin + -et

Latin racēmus ‘cluster or bunch of grapes, berries or…’

Late Latin racīmus

Anglo-Norman reysin ‘grape, raisin’

Middle English raysyn ‘a grape or a cluster of grapes’

English raisin

The story

The brand was acquired in 1984 by Nestlé.

Today it means

noun A chocolate-covered raisin, usually one of the brand of the same name.

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

Etymograph / Raisinet