frooth

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *fruɨθ, from Latin fructus (“fruit, enjoyment, proceeds, profits, produce, income”), from fruor (“to have the benefit of, to use, to enjoy”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰruHg- (“to make use of, to have enjoyment of”). Cognate with Breton frouezh and Welsh ffrwyth.

Noun

frooth f (collective, singulative frothen)

  1. fruit
    Synonym: frut

Derived terms

  • frothus (“fruitful, fertile”)
  • kelyon frooth (“fruit flies”)
  • sugen frooth (“fruit juice”)
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