English
afterfruit
From after- + fruit.
Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewHg- ‘to make use of’
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Latin fruor ‘to enjoy’
Latin frūctus
Old French fruit ‘produce’
Middle English fruyt ‘fruits and vegetables’
English fruit
Today it means
noun Fruit produced or borne after a the usual growing season; (by extension) A result or outcome of a certain trial or event; product.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / afterfruit