Where does “fruitsap” come from?
fruitsap (Dutch) comes from Dutch fruit, from Middle Dutch fruut, from Old French fruit, from Latin frūctus, from Ancient Greek δῶρον, from Proto-Hellenic dṓron, from Proto-Indo-European déh₃rom, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.
fruitsap (Dutch): fruit juice
Definitions
- fruit juice
Ancestry of “fruitsap”, step by step
fruitsap traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch fruit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | fruit | fruit produced by trees or bushes, or any sweet vegetable; only literal sense |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | fruut | — |
| 3 | Old French | fruit | fruit |
| 4 | Latin | frūctus | enjoyed; having derived pleasure from |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | δῶρον | gift; hand's width |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | dṓron | gift |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | déh₃rom | gift |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |