Where does “գրեյպֆրուտ” come from?
գրեյպֆրուտ (Armenian) comes from Russian грейпфру́т, from English grapefruit, from English fruit, from French fruit, from Middle French fruict, from Old French fruit, from Latin frūctus, from Ancient Greek δῶρον — to give.
գրեյպֆրուտ (Armenian): grapefruit tree and fruit of
Definitions
- grapefruit tree and fruit of
Ancestry of “գրեյպֆրուտ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | грейпфру́т | grapefruit |
| 2 | English | grapefruit | The tree of the species "Citrus paradisi", a... |
| 3 | English | fruit | In general, a product of plant growth useful to... |
| 4 | French | fruit | fruit |
| 5 | Middle French | fruict | fruit |
| 6 | Old French | fruit | fruit |
| 7 | Latin | frūctus | enjoyed; having derived pleasure from |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | δῶρον | gift; hand's width |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | dṓron | gift |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | déh₃rom | gift |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |