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Where does “suffrutice” come from?

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

suffrutice (Italian): suffrutex, subshrub

Definitions

  1. suffrutex, subshrub

Ancestry of “suffrutice”, step by step

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

Words derived from “suffrutice”

  • suffruticoso
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