English
almondine
Almondine comes from Middle English almaunden ‘made of almond wood’, and goes back to Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀμυγδάλη‘almond’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEamygdala‘almond tree’
- VL.modern*amandulareconstructed
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400almande
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500almondas almaund‘an almond (tree nut)’
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500almaundenas almandin‘made of almond wood’
- Englishearliest quotation 2009almondine
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀμυγδάλη‘almond’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEamygdala‘almond tree’
- VL.modern*amandulareconstructed
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400almande
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500almondas almaund‘an almond (tree nut)’
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500almaundenas almandin‘made of almond wood’
- Englishearliest quotation 2009almondine
Earliest quotation: 2009, Katy Koontz, Insiders' Guide to the Great Smoky Mountains: “You've probably heard of trout almondine, but how about…”
Formed from almond + -ine
Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη
Latin amygdala ‘almond tree’
Vulgar Latin *amendla
Old French almande
Middle English almond ‘an almond (tree nut)’
English almond
The story
Sense 2 is modelled on French almondin.
Linked words
through Latin amygdala ‘almond tree’
Today it means
adj Like or of the almond or almond tree.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη / almondine