English
frugivorous
Frugivorous comes from Latin frūx ‘fruit’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *bʰruHg-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰruHg-‘fruit’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*frūks‘produce, fruit’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfrūx‘fruit’
- Englishtodayfrugivorous
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰruHg-‘fruit’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*frūks‘produce, fruit’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfrūx‘fruit’
- Englishtodayfrugivorous
Formed from frūx ‘fruit’ + -vorous
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰruHg- ‘fruit’
through Latin frūx ‘fruit’
Today it means
adj Having a diet that consists mostly of fruit; fruit-eating.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰruHg- / frugivorous