Where does “Grapefruit” come from?
Grapefruit (German) comes from English grapefruit, 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 — to give.
Grapefruit (German): grapefruit
Ancestry of “Grapefruit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | grapefruit | The tree of the species "Citrus paradisi", a... |
| 2 | English | fruit | In general, a product of plant growth useful to... |
| 3 | French | fruit | fruit |
| 4 | Middle French | fruict | fruit |
| 5 | Old French | fruit | fruit |
| 6 | Latin | frūctus | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | δῶρον | gift; hand's width |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | dṓron | gift |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | déh₃rom | gift |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |
Words derived from “Grapefruit”