βερικοκκία

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Ancient Greek[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From βερίκοκκον (beríkokkon, apricot (fruit)) +‎ -ία (-ía); the root, like πραικόκιον (praikókion), is from Latin praecoquum, alternative form of early-ripening, premature.

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Noun[edit]

βερικοκκία (berikokkíaf (genitive βερικοκκίας); first declension

  1. (Byzantine) apricot tree

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Descendants[edit]

  • Classical Syriac: ܒܰܪܩܽܘܩܳܐ (barqūqā), ܒܰܪܩܽܘܩܳܝܳܐ (barqūqāyā)
    • Arabic: برقوق (burqūq, barqūq) (see there for further descendants)

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