English
groundcherry
From ground + cherry.
Proto-Indo-European *gʰrem- ‘floor, settlement’
Proto-Germanic *grunduz ‘ground, foundation’
Proto-West Germanic *grundu
Old English grund
Middle English ground
English ground
Ancient Greek κερᾰσός ‘bird cherry, Prunus avium (tree)’
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Vulgar Latin ceresia
Proto-West Germanic *kirsijā
Anglo-Norman cherise
Middle English chery
English cherry
Today it means
noun Any of various plants in the genus Physalis and their fruits
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / groundcherry