Etymograph

English

prunus

Prunus comes from Latin prūnus ‘plum tree’, and goes back to Ancient Greek προύνη.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπρούνη
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEprūnus‘plum tree’
  3. Englishearliest quotation 2009prunus

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπρούνη
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEprūnus‘plum tree’
  3. Englishearliest quotation 2009prunus

Earliest quotation: 2009, Eve M. Kahn, Conversation-Piece Buys, Maybe. Intriguing Histories, Defini: “[…] a caption by two 1740s Meissen plates ($27,500…”

Every English word from Ancient Greek προύνη

Today it means

noun A type of traditional decoration on porcelain that depicts the leaves and branches of the Chinese plum, Prunus mume.

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Etymograph / Ancient Greek προύνη / prunus

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