1580s, from apple + pie; noted by 1893 as a typical American dish. Apple-pie bed as a name for a childish prank is recorded from 1781; supposedly from the way of making apple turnovers, but some think it a folk etymology of French nappe pliée "folded sheet."
Appian Way
applaud
applause
apple
applejack
apple-pie
apple-sauce
apple-seed
applet
apple-tree
appliance