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frugilegus.

fruit-gathering (used as an epithet of the ant)

10 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[fruːˈɡɪ.ɫɛ.ɡʊs]Classical-Latin[fruˈd͡ʒiː.le.ɡus]
  1. fruit-gathering (used as an epithet of the ant)

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewHg-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰréwHgs Proto-Italic *frūks Latin frūx Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *léǵeti Proto-Italic *legō Latin legō Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *-os Archaic Latin -os Latin -us Latin -legus Latin frūgilegus From frūx (“fruit”, oblique stem in frūg-) + -legus (“gathering”).

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