Cider

I found this in an old e-mail from a (non-Jewish) friend, from the Merriam-Webster Dictionary:

Main Entry: ci·der
Pronunciation: 'sI-d&r
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English sidre, from Middle French, from Late Latin sicera strong drink, from Greek sikera, from Hebrew shEkhAr
1 : fermented apple juice often made sparkling by carbonation or fermentation in a sealed container
2 : the expressed juice of fruit (as apples) used as a beverage or for making other products (as applejack)

In case you missed it, look at the Etymology one more time. Very interesting.

The friend just e-mailed me another word. Yes, I know there are many like this and, no, I won't be posting all of them. Also from the Merriam-Webster Dictionary:

Main Entry: syc·a·more
Pronunciation: 'si-k&-"mOr, -"mor
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English sicamour, from Middle French sicamor, from Latin sycomorus, from Greek sykomoros, probably modification of a Semitic word akin to Hebrew shiqmAh sycamore
1 also syc·o·more /'si-k&-"/ : a fig tree (Ficus sycomorus) of Africa and the Middle East that is the sycamore of Scripture and has sweet and edible fruit similar but inferior to the common fig
2 : a Eurasian maple (Acer pseudoplatanus) with long racemes of showy yellowish green flowers that is widely planted as a shade tree
3 : 2PLANE; especially : a very large spreading tree (Platanus occidentalis) of eastern and central No. America with 3- to 5-lobed broadly ovate leaves