Where does “grape” come from?
grape (Danish) comes from Danish grapefrugt, 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.
grape (Danish): A grapefruit
Definitions
- A grapefruit
Ancestry of “grape”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | grapefrugt | A 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 |