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Where does “Frippertronics” come from?

Frippertronics (English) comes from English Fripp, from Old French frepe, from Latin faluppa — chaff.

Frippertronics (English): A system consisting of two reel-to-reel tape...

Definitions

  1. A system consisting of two reel-to-reel tape...

Ancestry of “Frippertronics”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishFripp—
2Old Frenchfrepea rag
3Latinfaluppachaff
Every word from Latin faluppa →