myEtymology.com: English etymology of suffruticose

Etymology of the English word suffruticose

the English word suffruticose

derived from the New Latin word suffruticosus

using the Latin prefix sub-

derived from the Late Latin word sub (under)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *upo

derived from the Latin word frutex (shrub, bush; shoot)

derived from the New Latin word suffrutescens

using the Latin prefix sub-

derived from the Late Latin word sub (under)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *upo

derived from the Latin word frutescens

derived from the Late Latin word frutescere

derived from the Latin word frutex (shrub, bush; shoot)

The earliest known usage of suffruticose in English dates from the 18th century.

Word found in Modern English