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English word fruit comes from Proto-Indo-European *bhrug-, Proto-Indo-European *bʰruHg-
*bhrug- (Proto-Indo-European)
*bʰruHg- (Proto-Indo-European)
to use, enjoy, to make use of, to have enjoyment of
fructus (Latin)
(by extension) effect, result, return, reward, success. Enjoyment, delight, satisfaction. Produce, product, fruit. Profit, yield, output, income.
fruit (Old French)
Fruit.
frut (Middle English)
fruit (English)
To produce fruit, seeds, or spores. (as a modifier) Of, pertaining to, or having fruit; (of living things) producing or consuming fruit.. (botany) The seed-bearing part of a plant, often edible, colourful/colorful and fragrant, produced from a floral ovary after fertilization.. (dated, colloquial, derogatory) A homosexual or effeminate man.. An end result, effect, or consequence; [...]