Almond
/ˈɑː.mənd/noun
The edible nut of the almond tree, or the tree itself.
Did you know?The English word ultimately comes from a chain that passed through Arabic and Old French, and the same ancient root also gave us the word for the almond tree in several languages.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*h₂emh₂-
“A root meaning 'to cut, sharpen' or related to the idea of pointedness, reflected in the name of the tree's fruit in later languages.”
Greek
Greek
amýgdalē
“Almond tree; almond.”
Late Latin
Latin
amygdala
“Almond; almond tree.”
Arabic
Arabic
al-lauz
“The almond.”
Old French
Old French
almande / almande
“Almond.”
Middle English
English
almond
“Almond.”