Etymology

grenadine

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Today it means: A cordial syrup made from pomegranates. Full definition →

French grenadine ← Middle French grenade
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grenadine · noun1

  1. Middle French · derived fromgrenade“pomegranate”
  2. French · borrowed fromgrenadine
  3. English todaygrenadine

Borrowed from French grenadine, from Middle French grenade (“pomegranate”).

grenadine · noun2

  1. Middle French · derived fromgrenade“pomegranate”
  2. French · borrowed fromgrenadin
  3. French · borrowed fromœillet
  4. French · borrowed fromœillet grenadin“clove pink”
  5. English todaygrenadine

Borrowed from French œillet grenadin (“clove pink”) from French œillet and French grenadin from Middle French grenade (“pomegranate”).

Words from the same roots

Frenchœillet all →

oillet

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