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Where does “frutta” come from?

frutta (Italian) comes from Late Latin fructa, from Latin frūctus, from Ancient Greek δῶρον, from Proto-Hellenic dṓron, from Proto-Indo-European déh₃rom, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

frutta (Italian): fruit; third-person singular present indicative...

Definitions

  1. fruit; third-person singular present indicative...

Ancestry of “frutta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinfructanominative feminine singular of frūctus;...
2Latinfrūctus—
3Ancient Greekδῶρονgift; hand's width
4Proto-Hellenicdṓrongift
5Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₃romgift
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

Words derived from “frutta”

  • frutteria
  • fruttivendolo
  • frutta
  • fruttare
  • fruttifero
  • ortofrutticoltore
  • ortofrutticoltura
  • infruttifero
  • fruttaiolo
  • frutticoltura
  • frutticoltore
  • portafrutta
  • frutta
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →