Fructuous
/ˈfrʌk.tʃu.əs/noun
Producing fruit or good results; fruitful.
Did you know?Fructuous comes from Latin *fructuosus*, built on *fructus* (“fruit, profit, enjoyment”), and in older Latin the same root could mean both literal harvest and metaphorical reward.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*bhr̥g- / *bʰrewg-
“To enjoy, use, or consume; the ancestral root behind Latin ideas of fruit and profit.”
Latin
Latin
fructus
“Fruit, produce, profit, enjoyment, or the result of something.”
Late Latin
Latin
fructuosus
“Fruitful, productive, rich in produce or profit.”
Old French
Old French
fructueux
“Fruitful, productive, profitable.”
Middle English
English
fructuous
“Fruitful, productive, yielding good results.”
Modern English
English
fructuous
“Producing good results; fruitful.”