From Latin 'frūctus' (enjoyment), from 'fruī' (to enjoy) — fruit is the pleasure or reward of cultivation.
The sweet fleshy product of a tree or plant containing seeds.
From Old French 'fruit,' from Latin 'frūctus' (enjoyment, profit, fruit), from 'fruī' (to enjoy). Fruit is what you enjoy from a tree. Key roots: fruī (Latin: "to enjoy, use").