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Etymology of the English word passionfruit

the English word passionfruit
derived from the English word fruit
derived from the Old French word fruit
derived from the Latin word fructus (produce, crops; fruit)
derived from the Latin word frui (enjoy)
derived from the English word passion
derived from the Old French word passion
derived from the Latin word passio (suffering; passion)
derived from the Late Latin word passus (spread out; outstretched; dried; step, pace)
derived from the Latin word pati (suffer; allow; undergo)
derived from the Latin word pandere (spread out [passis manibus => with hands outstretched])
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *petÉ™-

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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