Raisin
/ˈreɪ.zən/noun
A dried grape, especially one made from certain seedless varieties.
Did you know?The English word comes through Old French from Latin rācēmus, meaning a bunch or cluster of grapes, so the word’s history is literally tied to the idea of a grape cluster.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*reg-
“to move in a straight line, stretch out”
Latin
Latin
rācēmus
“a bunch or cluster of grapes”
Old French
OF
raisin
“grape”
Middle English
ME
raysin
“grape; dried grape”
Modern English
English
raisin
“a dried grape”