Where does “fruit” come from?
fruit (French) comes from Middle French fruict, from Old French fruit, from Latin frūctus, from Ancient Greek δῶρον, from Proto-Hellenic dṓron, from Proto-Indo-European déh₃rom, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.
fruit (French): fruit
Ancestry of “fruit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | fruict | fruit |
| 2 | Old French | fruit | fruit |
| 3 | Latin | frūctus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | δῶρον | gift; hand's width |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | dṓron | gift |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | déh₃rom | gift |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |
Words derived from “fruit”