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Where does “fructuosus” come from?

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

fructuosus (Latin): fruitful, productive; profitable, advantageous

Definitions

  1. fruitful, productive; profitable, advantageous

Ancestry of “fructuosus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfrūctus—
2Ancient Greekδῶρονgift; hand's width
3Proto-Hellenicdṓrongift
4Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₃romgift
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

Words derived from “fructuosus”

  • infructuous
  • fructuous
  • infructuose
  • infructuously
  • infructuosus
  • fructuoso
  • infructuoso
  • infructuosamente
  • fructuosamente
  • fructuoso
  • fruttuosamente
  • fruttuosità
  • infruttuoso
  • fruttuoso
  • infruttuosità
  • fructueux
  • infructueux
  • frutuoso
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