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Where does “drupe” come from?

drupe (French) comes from Latin drūpa, from Ancient Greek δρῠ́ππᾱ, from Ancient Greek δρῡ́πεψ, from Ancient Greek πέσσω, from Proto-Hellenic péťťō, from Proto-Indo-European pékʷ-ye-, from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ-.

drupe (French): drupe

Definitions

  1. drupe

Ancestry of “drupe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindrūpa—
2Ancient Greekδρῠ́ππᾱolive
3Ancient Greekδρῡ́πεψripened on a tree, ripe
4Ancient GreekπέσσωI soften, ripen; I boil, cook, bake; I digest
5Proto-Hellenicpéťťōto cook; to ripen
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpékʷ-ye-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpekʷ-to cook; to ripen
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃-ép-kʷ-—

Words derived from “drupe”

  • drupacé
  • δρύπη
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ- →