Where does “Grapefruitsaft” come from?
Grapefruitsaft (German) comes from German Grapefruit, from English grapefruit, from English fruit, from French fruit, from Middle French fruict, from Old French fruit, from Latin frūctus, from Ancient Greek δῶρον — to give.
Grapefruitsaft (German): grapefruit juice
Definitions
- grapefruit juice
Ancestry of “Grapefruitsaft”, step by step
Grapefruitsaft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Grapefruit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Grapefruit | grapefruit |
| 2 | English | grapefruit | The tree of the species "Citrus paradisi", a... |
| 3 | English | fruit | In general, a product of plant growth useful to... |
| 4 | French | fruit | fruit |
| 5 | Middle French | fruict | fruit |
| 6 | Old French | fruit | fruit |
| 7 | Latin | frūctus | enjoyed; having derived pleasure from |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | δῶρον | gift; hand's width |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | dṓron | gift |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | déh₃rom | gift |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |