Where does “portafrutta” come from?
portafrutta (Italian) comes from Italian frutta, 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.
portafrutta (Italian): fruit bowl
Ancestry of “portafrutta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | frutta | fruit; third-person singular present indicative... |
| 2 | Late Latin | fructa | nominative feminine singular of frūctus;... |
| 3 | Latin | frūctus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | δῶρον | gift; hand's width |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | dṓron | gift |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | déh₃rom | gift |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |