Where does “キウイフルーツ” come from?
キウイフルーツ (Japanese) comes from English kiwifruit, from English fruit, from French fruit, from Middle French fruict, from Old French fruit, from Latin frūctus, from Ancient Greek δῶρον, from Proto-Hellenic dṓron — to give.
キウイフルーツ (Japanese): a kiwi fruit
Ancestry of “キウイフルーツ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | kiwifruit | — |
| 2 | English | fruit | In general, a product of plant growth useful to... |
| 3 | French | fruit | fruit |
| 4 | Middle French | fruict | fruit |
| 5 | Old French | fruit | fruit |
| 6 | Latin | frūctus | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | δῶρον | gift; hand's width |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | dṓron | gift |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | déh₃rom | gift |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |