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Germanic or Romance etymology #3: Fruits
For each fruit, guess if its etymology is Germanic, Romance or neither.
Explanations do not include PIE roots
Hint: Neither is barely used. Take a look at this pie chart
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Last updated: August 24, 2019
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| First submitted | June 27, 2019 |
| Times taken | 135 |
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1.
Apple
Romance
✓
Germanic
✓
Neither
✓
Proto-Germanic: ap(a)laz>Old English: æppel
2.
Mandarin
Romance
✓
Germanic
✓
Neither
✓
Sanskrit: mantri>Hindi: mantri>Malay: mantri>old Dutch: mandorijn
3.
Pear
Romance
✓
Germanic
✓
Neither
✓
Latin: pira>Vulgar Latin: pera>Old English: pere, peru
4.
Olive
Romance
✓
Germanic
✓
Neither
✓
Latin: oliva>Old French: olive
5.
Orange
Romance
✓
Germanic
✓
Neither
✓
Sanskrit: naranga-s>Persian: narang>Arabic: naranj>Italian: arancia>Medieval Latin: pomum de orenge>Old French: orange, orenge
6.
Banana
Romance
✓
Germanic
✓
Neither
✓
Wolof?: banana>Spanish:Banana
7.
Grape
Romance
✓
Germanic
✓
Neither
✓
Proto-Germanic: krappon>Old French: grape
8.
Apricot
Romance
✓
Germanic
✓
Neither
✓
Latin: (malum) praecoquum>Byzantine Greek: berikokkia>Arabic al-birquq>Catalan abercoc>Old English: abrecock
9.
Nectarine
Romance
✓
Germanic
✓
Neither
✓
Old English:Nectrine
10.
Lemon
Romance
✓
Germanic
✓
Neither
✓
Persian: limun>Arabic: laimun>Old French: limon>Old English: lymon
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