Where does “fruticant” come from?

fruticant (English) comes from Latin fruticans, from Latin frutex, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

fruticant (English): Full of shoots

Definitions

  1. Full of shoots

Ancestry of “fruticant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfruticansputting forth shoots, sprouting, bushy
2Latinfrutexshrub, bush; trunk; blockhead
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁- →Every word from Latin frutex →