Where does “frottage” come from?
frottage (English) comes from French frottage, from French frotter, from Latin frictare, from Latin fricto, from Latin frictus, from Latin frigo, from Latin frigus, from Proto-Indo-European sriges-.
frottage (English): To rub, especially to rub onto one surface placed...
Definitions
- To rub, especially to rub onto one surface placed...
Ancestry of “frottage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | frottage | rubbing |
| 2 | French | frotter | to rub, chafe; to scrub, scour; to scrape |
| 3 | Latin | frictare | — |
| 4 | Latin | fricto | dative masculine singular of frīctus; dative... |
| 5 | Latin | frictus | roasted, fried; parched; rubbed, chafed |
| 6 | Latin | frigo | to roast, fry; to parch |
| 7 | Latin | frigus | cold, coldness, coolness, chilliness; the cold of... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sriges- | — |