Where does “грејпфрут” come from?
грејпфрут (Serbo-Croatian) comes from English grapefruit, 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.
грејпфрут (Serbo-Croatian): grapefruit
Definitions
- grapefruit
Ancestry of “грејпфрут”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | grapefruit | The tree of the species "Citrus paradisi", a... |
| 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 | enjoyed; having derived pleasure from |
| 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 |