fructiculture

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewHg-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *bʰruHgyéti

Proto-Italic *frūgjōr

Proto-Italic *frūjōr

Latin fruor

Proto-Indo-European *-tus

Proto-Italic *-tus

Latin -tus

Latin frūctus

English -i-

English fructi-

Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *-eti

Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti

Proto-Italic *kʷelō

Latin colō

Proto-Indo-European *-tew-

Proto-Indo-European *-reh₂

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Latin -tūra

Latin cultūrader.

Middle French cultureder.

English culture

English fructiculture

From fructi- + culture.

Noun

fructiculture (uncountable)

1. The practice of growing fruit.

Derived terms

• fructicultural
• fructiculturist