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Where does “fruticoso” come from?

fruticoso (Italian) comes from Latin fruticosus, from Latin frutex, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

fruticoso (Italian): fruticose; covered by shrubs

Definitions

  1. fruticose; covered by shrubs

Ancestry of “fruticoso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfruticosusbushy, shrubby; fruticose
2Latinfrutexshrub, bush; trunk; blockhead
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry
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