ACORN  , the See also:

• FRUIT (through the French from the Lat. fructus; frui, to enjoy)

fruit of the See also:

• OAK (O. Eng., (lc)

oak-See also:

• TREE (0. Eng. treo, treow, cf. Dan. tree, Swed. Odd, tree, trd, timber; allied forms are found in Russ. drevo, Gr. opus, oak, and 36pv, spear, Welsh derw, Irish darog, oak, and Skr. dare, wood)
• TREE, SIR HERBERT BEERBOHM (1853- )

tree; a word also used, by See also:

• ANALOGY (Gr. avaXo-yLa, proportion)

analogy with the shape, in nautical See also:

• LANGUAGE (adapted from the Fr. langage, from langue, tongue, Lat. lingua)

language, for a piece of See also:

• WOOD, ANTHONY A2 (1632-1695)
• WOOD, JOHN GEORGE (1827—1889)
• WOOD, MRS HENRY [ELLEN] (1814—1887)
• WOOD, SEARLES VALENTINE (1798—188o)

wood keeping the See also:

• VANE (formerly spelt " fane," i.e. pennon, flag; cf. Ger. Feline, Du. vaan, Fr. girouette, Ital. banderuola, Ger. Wellerfahne)
• VANE, SIR HENRY (1589-1654)
• VANE, SIR HENRY (1613-1662)

vane on the See also:

• MAST (2) (Anglo-Saxon maest, food, common to some Teutonic languages, and ultimately connected with " meat")
• MAST (I) (O. Eng. maest; a common Teutonic word, cognate with Lat. malus; from the medieval latinized form mast us comes Fr. malt)

mast-See also:

• HEAD (in 0. Eng. heafad; the word is common to Teutonic languages; cf. Dutch hoofd, Ger. Haupt, generally taken to be in origin connected with Lat. caput, Gr. KerbOvi7)
• HEAD, SIR EDMUND WALKER, BART
• HEAD, SIR FRANCIS BOND, BART

head . The See also:

• ETYMOLOGY (Gr. grvµos, true, and X6yos, "account)

etymology of the word (earlier akerne, and acharn) is well discussed in the New See also:

• ENGLISH

English See also:

• DICTIONARY

Dictionary . It is derived from a word (Goth. akran) which meant " fruit," originally " of the unenclosed See also:

• LAND

land," and so of the most important See also:

• FOREST

forest produce, the oak . See also:

• CHAUCER, GEOFFREY (? 1340-1400)

Chaucer speaks of " achornes of okes." By degrees, popular etymology connected the word both with " See also:

• CORN (a common Teutonic word; cf. Lat. granum, seed, grain)
• CORN (fromm Lat. corms, horn)

corn " and " oak-See also:

• HORN
• HORN (a common Teutonic word, cognate with Lat. cornu; cf. Gr. Kipas)
• HORN (Lat. cornu; corresponding terms being Fr. cor, trompe; Ger. Horn; Ital. corno)
• HORN, ARVID BERNHARD, COUNT (1664-1742)
• HORN, PHILIP DE MONTMORENCY, COUNT

horn," and the spelling changed accordingly .