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1. Etymology of the French word fruit

the Old French word fruit
derived from the Latin word fructus (produce, crops; fruit)
derived from the Latin word frui (enjoy)

Derivations in French

presse-fruits, fruitage, fruiticulture, effruiter, fruiter, fruiterie, fruiteux, fruitier, fruité, fruitarien, fruiticulteur, affruiter, défruiter

Derivations in other languages

English fruit

Cognates

Catalan fruyt, Dutch vrucht, English fruit, German Frucht, Italian frutto, Latin fructus, Norwegian frukt, Provençal frug, Russian фрукт, Spanish fruta, Spanish fruto, Swedish frukt, Yiddish frucht

Usage

Word found in Old French

2. Etymology of the French word fruit

derived from the French word fruit

Derivations in French

contre-fruit

Usage

Word found in Old French



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