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Where does “fruita” come from?

fruita (Old Portuguese) comes from Late Latin fructa, from Latin frūctus, from Ancient Greek δῶρον, from Proto-Hellenic dṓron, from Proto-Indo-European déh₃rom, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

Ancestry of “fruita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinfructanominative feminine singular of frūctus;...
2Latinfrūctus—
3Ancient Greekδῶρονgift; hand's width
4Proto-Hellenicdṓrongift
5Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₃romgift
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

Words derived from “fruita”

  • froita
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →