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Who named the apple?

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13y ago

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Apple initially was used to mean all fruit until about the 17th century (which explains its use in Genesis in some translations of The Bible to refer to the forbidden fruit). It comes from the Old English term aepel. The term aepel is from Indo-European roots, where *ablu meant 'apple' and abaln meant 'apple tree.'

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From the Related Link: ; apple : O.E. æppel"apple," from P.Gmc. *ap(a)laz (cf. O.Fris., Du. appel, O.N. eple, O.H.G. apful, Ger. Apfel), from PIE *ab(e)l "apple" (cf. Gaul. avallo, O.Ir. ubull, Lith. obuolys, O.C.S. jabloko), but the exact relation and original sense of these is uncertain. Gk. melon and L. malum are probably from a pre-I.E. Mediterranean language. A generic term for all fruit, other than berries but including nuts, as late as 17c., hence its use for the unnamed "fruit of the forbidden tree" in Genesis. Cucumbers, in one O.E. work, are eorþæppla, lit. "earth-apples" (cf. Fr. pomme de terre "potato," lit. "earth-apple;" see also melon). Fr. pomme is from L. pomum "fruit." "A roted eppel amang þe holen, makeþ rotie þe yzounde." ["Ayenbite of Inwit," 1340] Apple of Discord (c.1400) was thrown into the wedding of Thetis and Peleus by Eris (goddess of chaos and discord), who had not been invited, and inscribed kallisti "To the Prettiest One." Paris, elected to choose which goddess should have it, gave it to Aphrodite, offending Hera and Athene, with consequences of the Trojan War, etc. Apple of one's eye (O.E.), symbol of what is most cherished, was the pupil, supposed to be a globular solid body. Apple-polisher "one who curries favor" first attested 1928 in student slang. ; Big Apple : "New York," 1909 (but popularized by 1970s tourism promotion campaign), apparently from jazz musicians' use of apple for any city, especially a Northern one.

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Actually Apple Computer Inc. Started with logo Of Isaac newton under a tree and An Apple Falling on his head...........then The Company Started Selling First PC name "Apple"............so from there it got its Name..................

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because they like 'apple' more than 'orange'

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they have seeds

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because it is a pie that has apple in it.

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10y ago

Helllo

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