Etymology

fructi-

Today it means: fruit Full definition →

Latin frūctus ← Proto-Italic *frūjōr ← Proto-Indo-European *bʰruHgyéti
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰrewHg-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰruHgyéti
  3. Proto-Italic*frūgjōr
  4. Proto-Italic*frūjōr
  5. Latinfruor
  6. Latinfrūctus
  7. English todayfructi-

Derived from Latin frūctus (“fruit”).

Words from the same roots

Latinfrūctus all →

fructusfructedfructescenceFructidorfructivefructo-

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