Where does “frit” come from?
Frit comes from English affright, Latin frictus, Latin frigo, and Proto-Indo-European bʰer-, tracing back through languages associated with fear or sudden alarm.
frit (English): A fused mixture of materials used to make glass;...
Definitions
- A fused mixture of materials used to make glass;...
Ancestry of “frit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | fritté | past participle of fritter; sintered |
| 2 | French | frit | past participle of frire; fried |
| 3 | Old French | frit | — |
| 4 | Latin | frīctus | — |
| 5 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
Words derived from “frit”