It's something like 'FIRST LIGHT".
The word apricot is derived from what phrase.?
Spanish albaricoque, ultimately from Arabic ???????, from Ancient Greek πραικ?κιον, probably from Latin praecoquum, variant of praecox literally ‘early-ripe’
early ripe. i don't see anything about light...
Reply:precocious
"1551, abrecock, from Catalan abercoc, related to Port. albricoque, from Arabic al-birquq, through Byzantine Gk. berikokkia from L. (malum) pr?coquum "early-ripening (fruit)" (see precocious). Form assimilated to Fr. abricot. The older L. name for it was prunum or malum Armeniacum, in ref. to supposed origin in Armenia. As a color name, first attested 1906".
Reply:All that's missing from !'s research report is the word "peach." What a rich cultural and linguistic heritage that succulent little morsel carries with it!
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