Where does “fritware” come from?
fritware (English) comes from English frit, from French fritté, from French frit, from Old French frit, from Latin frīctus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
fritware (English): Pottery in which frit is added to clay to reduce...
Definitions
- Pottery in which frit is added to clay to reduce...
Ancestry of “fritware”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | frit | A fused mixture of materials used to make glass;... |
| 2 | French | fritté | past participle of fritter; sintered |
| 3 | French | frit | past participle of frire; fried |
| 4 | Old French | frit | — |
| 5 | Latin | frīctus | — |
| 6 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |