Where does “fricatiu” come from?

fricatiu (Catalan) comes from New Latin fricativus, from Latin fricō, from Latin frio, from Proto-Italic *friāō.

fricatiu (Catalan): fricative

Definitions

  1. fricative

Ancestry of “fricatiu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinfricativus—
2Latinfricōto rub
3LatinfrioI crumble, rub, or break into pieces
4Proto-Italic*friāō—
Every word from Proto-Italic *friāō →Every word from Latin frio →Every word from Latin fricō →