Etymology of the English word scuppernong
the English word
scuppernongderived from the English word
muscatelderived from the Old French word
muscadelderived from the Old Provençal word
muscadelderived from the Old Provençal word
moscadelderived from the Old Provençal word
muscatderived from the Old Provençal word
muscderived from the Late Latin word
muscus (moss)
derived from the Greek word
moschos, μόσχος (a young bullock)
derived from the Persian word
mushkderived from the Persian word
muškderived from the Sanskrit word
muṣkaḥderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*mus-Date
The earliest known usage of scuppernong in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
