English
fructose
Fructose comes from Latin fructus ‘fruit’, from fruor ‘to engage (in)’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewHg- ‘to make use of’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰrewHg-‘to make use of’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰruHgyétireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*frūgjōrreconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*frūjōr‘to engage in’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfruor‘to engage (in)’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfructus‘fruit’
- Englishtodayfructose
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰrewHg-‘to make use of’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰruHgyétireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*frūgjōrreconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*frūjōr‘to engage in’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfruor‘to engage (in)’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfructus‘fruit’
- Englishtodayfructose
Formed from fructus ‘fruit’ + -ose ‘sugar’
Linked words
through Latin fruor ‘to engage (in)’
through Latin fructus ‘fruit’
Today it means
noun A monosaccharide ketose sugar, formula C₆H₁₂O₆.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewHg- / fructose