Origin: 1375–1425;late Middle Englishfruicioun < Late Latinfruitiōn- (stem of fruitiō) enjoyment, equivalent to Latinfruit(us) (variant of frūctus; see fruit) + -iōn--ion
1413, "act of enjoying," from L.L. fruitionem (nom. fruitio) "enjoyment," noun of action from L. frui "to use, enjoy." Sense of "act or state of bearing fruit" is first recorded 1885 by mistaken association with fruit.