Where does “furmint” come from?

furmint (Hungarian) comes from Middle French froment, from Interlingue frument, from Latin frūmentum, from Latin fruor, from Proto-Italic frūgjōr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰruHg- — to make use of; have enjoyment of.

furmint (Hungarian): A white Hungarian wine grape variety that is most noted widely grown in the Tokaj-Hegyalja wine region

Definitions

  1. A white Hungarian wine grape variety that is most noted widely grown in the Tokaj-Hegyalja wine region

Ancestry of “furmint”, step by step

furmint traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle French froment

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchfromentwheat
2Interlinguefrumentwheat
3Latinfrūmentumgrain
4LatinfruorI enjoy; I derive pleasure from; I engage
5Proto-Italicfrūgjōr—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰruHg-to make use of; have enjoyment of

via Middle French fromenté

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchfromentéa type of grape

Words derived from “furmint”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰruHg- →Every word from Proto-Italic frūgjōr →Every word from Latin fruor →