Where does “fructose” come from?

Fructose comes from Latin fructus, derived from Latin fruor meaning to enjoy or use, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰruHg-.

fructose (English): A monosaccharide ketose sugar, formula CHO

Definitions

  1. A monosaccharide ketose sugar, formula CHO

Ancestry of “fructose”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfrūctusenjoyed; having derived pleasure from
2Ancient Greekδῶρονgift; hand's width
3Proto-Hellenicdṓrongift
4Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₃romgift
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

Words derived from “fructose”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European déh₃rom →Every word from Proto-Hellenic dṓron →