Etymology of the English word fruit
the English word
fruitderived from the Old French word
fruitderived from the Latin word
fructus (produce, crops; fruit)
derived from the Latin word
frui (enjoy)
Date
The earliest known usage of fruit in English dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in English
breadfruit,
fruitcake,
fruited,
fruitlet,
fruitwood,
fruity,
jackfruit,
passionfruit,
fruitful,
fruitless,
fruiterCognates
Catalan
fruyt, Dutch
vrucht, French
fruit, German
Frucht, Italian
frutto, Latin
fructus, Norwegian
frukt, Provençal
frug, Russian
фрукт, Spanish
fruta, Spanish
fruto, Swedish
frukt, Yiddish
fruchtUsage
Word found in Modern English
