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Where does “fruttificare” come from?

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

fruttificare (Italian): to bear fruit

Definitions

  1. to bear fruit

Ancestry of “fruttificare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfructificō—
2Latinfrūctus—
3Ancient Greekδῶρονgift; hand's width
4Proto-Hellenicdṓrongift
5Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₃romgift
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →