currant
The origin and history of currant.
Etymology
Borrowed from French raisin de Corinthe, literally "grapes of Corinth", the city in Greece. It is cognate with Dutch krent, and a doublet of Corinth.
The origin and history of currant.
Borrowed from French raisin de Corinthe, literally "grapes of Corinth", the city in Greece. It is cognate with Dutch krent, and a doublet of Corinth.
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