Etymology of the English word raisin
the English word
raisinderived from the Old French word
raisinderived from the Late Latin root
*racimusderived from the Latin word
racemus (bunch, cluster)
Date
The earliest known usage of raisin in English dates from the 13th century.
Cognates
Catalan
rahim, Dutch
rozijn, French
raisin, German
Rosine, Icelandic
rúsína, Italian
racemo, Norwegian
rosin, Provençal
razim, Spanish
racimoUsage
Word found in Modern English
