Where does “Scheinfrucht” come from?
Scheinfrucht (German) comes from German frucht, from Middle High German fruht, from Old High German fruht, from Proto-West Germanic *fruht, from Latin frūctus, from Ancient Greek δῶρον, from Proto-Hellenic dṓron, from Proto-Indo-European déh₃rom — to give.
Scheinfrucht (German): accessory fruit a fruit which includes tissue not derived from the ovary but from some adjacent tissue, as for instance, a strawberry
Definitions
- accessory fruit a fruit which includes tissue not derived from the ovary but from some adjacent tissue, as for instance, a strawberry
Ancestry of “Scheinfrucht”, step by step
Scheinfrucht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German frucht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | frucht | fruit seed-bearing part of a plant |
| 2 | Middle High German | fruht | — |
| 3 | Old High German | fruht | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *fruht | 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 |