Where does “fruit cake” come from?
fruit cake (English) comes from English fruitcake, 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 — to give.
fruit cake (English): Alternative form of fruitcake
Definitions
- Alternative form of fruitcake
Ancestry of “fruit cake”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | fruitcake | A cake containing dried fruits and, optionally,... |
| 2 | English | fruit | In general, a product of plant growth useful to... |
| 3 | French | fruit | fruit |
| 4 | Middle French | fruict | fruit |
| 5 | Old French | fruit | fruit |
| 6 | Latin | frūctus | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | δῶρον | gift; hand's width |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | dṓron | gift |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | déh₃rom | gift |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |
Words derived from “fruit cake”