'almond-producing' originates from an English compound of 'almond' + 'produce'. 'almond' comes (via Old French) from Late Latin 'amandula', ultimately from Greek 'amygdalē'. 'produce' originates from Latin 'producere', where 'pro-' meant 'forward' and 'ducere' meant 'to lead'.

'almond' changed from Late Latin 'amandula' and Old French 'almande' into Middle English forms and modern English 'almond'. 'produce' evolved from Latin 'producere' to Old French (and later Middle English) forms; the modern English compound 'almond-producing' is a straightforward combination of these elements in contemporary English.

Initially, 'almond' referred to the nut and tree and 'produce' meant 'to lead or bring forth'; over time the combination simply came to mean 'producing almonds' in reference to plants, orchards, or regions.