The conversation between human and AI assistant.
Why did the fruit "apple" retain its name as "apple", since it originally referred to other fruits and other fruits became specifically named?
That's quite a long time ago, why do you think the name stuck for so many centuries?
One possibility is that the apple's popularity as a fruit played a role. People enjoyed eating apples and using them in various dishes, so the name may have become associated with a particular type of fruit in people's minds.