'apricot' originates from the Arabic word 'al-barqūq', which was derived from the Latin word 'praecoquum', meaning 'early ripening'.

'al-barqūq' transformed into the Old French word 'abricot', and eventually became the modern English word 'apricot'.

Initially, it meant 'early ripening fruit', but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'a type of fruit'.