English
fruitlet
From fruit + -let.
Formed from fruit + -let
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 A young, unripe fruit
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / fruitlet