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 (collective, singulative frothen f)

1. fruit

   Synonym: frut

Derived terms

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