Etymograph

English

infructuose

Infructuose comes from Latin infructuosus ‘unfruitful, unproductive’, from fructuōsus ‘fruitful, productive’, 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 enjoy’
  6. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfrūctus‘enjoyment, profit, fruit’
  7. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfructuōsus‘fruitful, productive’
  8. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinfructuosus‘unfruitful, unproductive’
  9. Englishtodayinfructuose

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

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 enjoy’
  6. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfrūctus‘enjoyment, profit, fruit’
  7. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfructuōsus‘fruitful, productive’
  8. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinfructuosus‘unfruitful, unproductive’
  9. Englishtodayinfructuose

Linked words

through Latin fruor ‘to enjoy’

fruition, 4 more

through Latin frūctus ‘enjoyment, profit, fruit’

fruit, fructose, 8 more

Today it means

adj Not yielding fruit.

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

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

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