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Where does “infructuosus” come from?

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

infructuosus (Latin): unfruitful, unproductive

Definitions

  1. unfruitful, unproductive

Ancestry of “infructuosus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfructuosusfruitful, productive; profitable, advantageous
2Latinfrūctus—
3Ancient Greekδῶρονgift; hand's width
4Proto-Hellenicdṓrongift
5Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₃romgift
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

Words derived from “infructuosus”

  • infructuose
  • infructuosamente
  • infructuoso
  • infruttuoso
  • infruttuosità
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