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Where does “drupelet” come from?

drupelet (English) comes from English drupe, from Latin drūpa, from Ancient Greek δρῠ́ππᾱ, from Ancient Greek δρῡ́πεψ, from Ancient Greek πέσσω, from Proto-Hellenic péťťō, from Proto-Indo-European pékʷ-ye-, from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ-.

drupelet (English): One of the small drupe-like subdivisions which...

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  1. One of the small drupe-like subdivisions which...

Ancestry of “drupelet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdrupeA stone fruit
2Latindrūpa—
3Ancient Greekδρῠ́ππᾱolive
4Ancient Greekδρῡ́πεψripened on a tree, ripe
5Ancient GreekπέσσωI soften, ripen; I boil, cook, bake; I digest
6Proto-Hellenicpéťťōto cook; to ripen
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpékʷ-ye-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpekʷ-to cook; to ripen
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃-ép-kʷ-—
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