Where does “Frito” come from?

Frito (English) comes from Spanish frito, from Latin frīctus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

Frito (English): A corn chip of the Fritos brand

Definitions

  1. A corn chip of the Fritos brand

Ancestry of “Frito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishfritofried; broken, busted; fed up
2Latinfrīctusroasted, fried
3Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
4Proto-Italic-tus—
5Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →Every word from Latin -tus →Every word from Latin frīctus →