Etymology

frumentaceous

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Today it means: Resembling or pertaining to grain, especially wheat. Full definition →

Late Latin frumentaceus ← Latin frumentum
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromfrumentum“grain”
  2. Late Latin · borrowed fromfrumentaceus
  3. English todayfrumentaceous

From Late Latin frumentaceus, from Latin frumentum (“grain”), from the root of frux (“fruit”).

Words from the same roots

Latinfrumentum all →

frumenty

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