Where does “Fruitvale” come from?

Fruitvale (English) comes from English fruit, from French fruit, from Middle French fruict, from Old French fruit, from Latin frūctus, from Ancient Greek δῶρον, from Proto-Hellenic dṓron, from Proto-Indo-European déh₃rom — to give.

Fruitvale (English): A number of places in California

Definitions

  1. A number of places in California

Ancestry of “Fruitvale”, step by step

Fruitvale traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English fruit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfruitIn general, a product of plant growth useful to...
2Frenchfruitfruit
3Middle Frenchfruictfruit
4Old Frenchfruitfruit
5Latinfrūctusenjoyed; having derived pleasure from
6Ancient Greekδῶρονgift; hand's width
7Proto-Hellenicdṓrongift
8Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₃romgift
9Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

via English vale

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvaleA valley; Farewell
2Middle Englishvalevalley depression between hills
3Old Frenchvalvalley
4Latinvallisvalley, vale; hollow; dative plural of vāllum
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-to roll, to undulate
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃-