Etymology of the French word nectarine
the French word
nectarinederived from the English word
nectarineusing the English suffix
-inederived from the English word
apparentlyderived from the English word
nectarderived from the New Latin word
nectar (nectar, the drink of the gods; anything sweet)
derived from the Greek word
nektar, νέκταρ
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*nek-derived from the English word
whipderived from the Middle Dutch word
wippenderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*wipp-derived from the Old French word
arestederived from the Late Latin word
arista (awn, beard of an ear of grain; ear of grain)
derived from the Greek word
aristaderived from the French word
aureuxderived from the Late Latin word
aurosus (containing gold, gold-bearing; of the color of gold)
derived from the English word
trailderived from the Old French word
traillerderived from the French word
ranchederived from the Frankish root
*hrumkaderived from the English word
rolyderived from the English word
rollderived from the Old French word
rolerderived from the Latin root
*rotularederived from the Late Latin word
rotulusderived from the Latin word
rota (wheel)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ret-derived from the Latin word
rotuladerived from the Latin word
rota (wheel)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ret-derived from the Old French word
rollederived from the Latin word
rotuladerived from the Latin word
rota (wheel)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ret-derived from the French word
rollierderived from the Late Latin word
rotulusderived from the Latin word
rota (wheel)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ret-derived from the French word
toupetderived from the Old French word
toupederived from the Frankish root
*topusing the Greek suffix
-inederived from the Greek word
nektar, νέκταρ
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*nek-Date
The earliest known usage of nectarine in French dates from the 19th century.
Derivations in other languages
Portuguese
nectarina, Romanian
nectarină
