Where does “greatfruit” come from?
greatfruit (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European déh₃rom — to give.
Ancestry of “greatfruit”, step by step
greatfruit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fruit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fruit | In general, a product of plant growth useful to... |
| 2 | French | fruit | fruit |
| 3 | Middle French | fruict | fruit |
| 4 | Old French | fruit | fruit |
| 5 | Latin | frūctus | enjoyed; having derived pleasure from |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | δῶρον | gift; hand's width |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | dṓron | gift |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | déh₃rom | gift |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |
via English Great
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Great | Taking much space; large |
| 2 | Middle English | grete | great; massive; amazing |
| 3 | Old English | grēat | great, large; big, thick, coarse, massive |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | graut | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | grautaz | coarse, crude; big, large |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |