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apricotty en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae- Proto-Indo-European *pekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *pékʷeti Proto-Italic *kʷekʷō Latin *quoquō Latin coquō Latin praecoquō Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *-os Archaic Latin -os Latin -us Latin praecoquus Latin praecoquumder. Ancient Greek βερίκοκκον (beríkokkon) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Byzantine Greek βερικοκκῐ́ᾱ (berikokkĭ́ā)der. Classical Syriac ܒܰܪܩܽܘܩܳܐ (barqūqā)bor. Arabic بَرْقُوق (barqūq) Andalusian Arabicbor. Catalan albercoc ▲ Catalan arbreinflu. Catalan abrecocder. English abrecock Latin apricuminflu. English apricock ▲ French abricotinflu. English apricot Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English apricotty From apricot + -y.

Meanings

1. Resembling apricots, apricotlike.
   • He takes a sip. He appreciates the slightly chocolatey, then smoothly apricotty, flavour. 2020, Paul Mendez, Rainbow Milk, Dialogue Books (2021), page 264:
2. Of, or pertaining to, apricots.

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