Etymology of the English word mulberry
the English word
mulberryderived from the Latin word
morum (mulberry; fruit of the black mulberry)
derived from the Greek word
moronDate
The earliest known usage of mulberry in English dates from the 14th century.
Cognates
Dutch
moerbei, French
műre, German
Maulbeere, Swedish
mullbärUsage
Word found in Modern English
