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Germanic or Romance etymology #3: Fruits

For each fruit, guess if its etymology is Germanic, Romance or neither.
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1. Apple
Romance ✓
Germanic ✓
Neither ✓
Proto-Germanic: ap(a)laz>Old English: æppel
2. Mandarin
Romance ✓
Germanic ✓
Neither ✓
Sanskrit: mantri>Hindi: mantri>Malay: mantri>old Dutch: mandorijn
3. Pear
Romance ✓
Germanic ✓
Neither ✓
Latin: pira>Vulgar Latin: pera>Old English: pere, peru
4. Olive
Romance ✓
Germanic ✓
Neither ✓
Latin: oliva>Old French: olive
5. Orange
Romance ✓
Germanic ✓
Neither ✓
Sanskrit: naranga-s>Persian: narang>Arabic: naranj>Italian: arancia>Medieval Latin: pomum de orenge>Old French: orange, orenge
6. Banana
Romance ✓
Germanic ✓
Neither ✓
Wolof?: banana>Spanish:Banana
7. Grape
Romance ✓
Germanic ✓
Neither ✓
Proto-Germanic: krappon>Old French: grape
8. Apricot
Romance ✓
Germanic ✓
Neither ✓
Latin: (malum) praecoquum>Byzantine Greek: berikokkia>Arabic al-birquq>Catalan abercoc>Old English: abrecock
9. Nectarine
Romance ✓
Germanic ✓
Neither ✓
Old English:Nectrine
10. Lemon
Romance ✓
Germanic ✓
Neither ✓
Persian: limun>Arabic: laimun>Old French: limon>Old English: lymon
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