Etymology

fructus

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Today it means: In Ancient Roman law, any product originating either from a natural source (such as fruits grown or animals bred) or from legal transactions (e.g. interest on a loan). Full definition →

Latin frūctus
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The story

  1. Latin · borrowed fromfrūctus
  2. English todayfructus

Unadapted borrowing from Latin frūctus.

Words from the same roots

Latinfrūctus all →

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