Etymograph

English

fructi-

Fructi- comes from Latin frūctus ‘fruit’, from fruor ‘to engage (in)’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewHg- ‘to make use of’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰrewHg-‘to make use of’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰruHgyétireconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*frūgjōrreconstructed
  4. Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*frūjōr‘to engage in’reconstructed
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfruor‘to engage (in)’
  6. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfrūctus‘fruit’
  7. Englishtodayfructi-

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰrewHg-‘to make use of’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰruHgyétireconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*frūgjōrreconstructed
  4. Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*frūjōr‘to engage in’reconstructed
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfruor‘to engage (in)’
  6. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfrūctus‘fruit’
  7. Englishtodayfructi-

Linked words

through Latin fruor ‘to engage (in)’

fruition, 6 more

through Latin frūctus ‘fruit’

fruit, 10 more

Today it means

prefix fruit

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewHg- / fructi-

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