'pointed-fruited' originates from Modern English compounding of 'pointed' (derived from 'point') and 'fruited' (derived from 'fruit'); 'point' itself originates from Old French 'point', ultimately from Latin 'punctum', where the root 'pungere' meant 'to prick'; 'fruit' originates from Old French 'fruit', ultimately from Latin 'fructus', where 'frui' meant 'to enjoy' or 'to have the benefit of'.

'point' changed from Latin 'punctum' to Old French 'point' and into Middle English 'point' (with related past-participle/adjectival forms like 'pointed'); 'fruit' passed from Latin 'fructus' to Old French 'fruit' and into Middle English 'fruit'; the compound adjective 'pointed-fruited' is a Modern English formation combining these adjectival elements.

Individually, 'point' originally referred to a puncture or sharp tip and 'fruit' originally connoted enjoyment or produce; over time 'fruit' narrowed to the botanical sense and 'pointed-fruited' came to mean specifically 'bearing fruits that end in a point' without major semantic shift from the component senses.