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Where does “frutex” come from?

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

frutex (Latin): shrub, bush; trunk; blockhead

Definitions

  1. shrub, bush; trunk; blockhead

Ancestry of “frutex”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

Words derived from “frutex”

  • suffrutescent
  • frutex
  • frutescent
  • fruticetum
  • suffrutex
  • fruticant
  • fruticulose
  • suffruticulose
  • suffruticem
  • fruticetum
  • fruticans
  • fruticare
  • fruticosus
  • fruticem
  • suffrutex
  • sufrútice
  • suffruticoso
  • frutice
  • fruticeto
  • fruticoso
  • suffrutice
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