Where does “kiwifruit” come from?
kiwifruit (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.
kiwifruit (English): A Chinese gooseberry vine fruit, having a hairy brown skin and dark green (or in the case of the gold kiwifruit, yellow) flesh with fine black seeds, almost always Actinidia chinensis var. deliciosa
Definitions
- A Chinese gooseberry vine fruit, having a hairy brown skin and dark green (or in the case of the gold kiwifruit, yellow) flesh with fine black seeds, almost always Actinidia chinensis var. deliciosa
Ancestry of “kiwifruit”, step by step
kiwifruit 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 |