Pruneau
/pʁyno/noun
A dried plum, especially a prune.
Did you know?French pruneau comes from the same Latin root as prune, and the word ultimately traces back to a term for the plum tree itself, not a magical or hidden meaning.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
prūnum
“a plum”
Late Latin
Latin
prūneus
“of plum trees; plum-colored”
Old French
Old French
prune
“plum”
Middle French
Old French
pruneau
“dried plum”
Modern English
English
prune
“a dried plum”
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