frumentaceous
pronunciation
How to pronounce frumentaceous in British English:
UK [ˌfru:mən'teɪʃəs]
How to pronounce frumentaceous in American English:
US [ˌfrumən'teɪʃəs]
Word Origin
- frumentaceous (adj.)
- 1660s, from Late Latin frumentaceus "of grain," from frumentum "grain, corn," related to frui "to use, enjoy" (see fruit). Hence also frumenty "potage of boiled hulled grain mixed with milk and sweetened" (late 14c.), from Old French frumentee, Medieval Latin frumenticium.