Where does “fruitloop” come from?

fruitloop (English) comes from English fruity, 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.

fruitloop (English): A crazy person; a lunatic

Definitions

  1. A crazy person; a lunatic

Ancestry of “fruitloop”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfruityContaining fruit or fruit flavoring; Similar to...
2EnglishfruitIn general, a product of plant growth useful to...
3Frenchfruitfruit
4Middle Frenchfruictfruit
5Old Frenchfruitfruit
6Latinfrūctusenjoyed; having derived pleasure from
7Ancient Greekδῶρονgift; hand's width
8Proto-Hellenicdṓrongift
9Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₃romgift
10Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

Words derived from “fruitloop

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃-