Where does “フルーツケーキ” come from?
フルーツケーキ (Japanese) comes from English fruitcake, 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.
フルーツケーキ (Japanese): a fruitcake
Ancestry of “フルーツケーキ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | fruitcake | A cake containing dried fruits and, optionally,... |
| 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 |