Where does “fruktifar” come from?
fruktifar (Ido) comes from Ido frukto, 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 — to give.
fruktifar (Ido): to fructify
Definitions
- to fructify
Ancestry of “fruktifar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ido | frukto | fruit; an unborn child in a woman's womb |
| 2 | German | frucht | fruit seed-bearing part of a plant |
| 3 | Middle High German | fruht | — |
| 4 | Old High German | fruht | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *fruht | fruit |
| 6 | Latin | frūctus | enjoyed; having derived pleasure from |
| 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 |