Where does “frusta” come from?
frusta (English) comes from English frustum, from Latin frustum, from Proto-Italic frustom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrus-tós, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrews- — to break.
frusta (English): plural of frustum
Ancestry of “frusta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | frustum | A cone or pyramid whose tip has been truncated by... |
| 2 | Latin | frustum | a piece, bit; crumb, morsel, scrap of food |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | frustom | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrus-tós | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrews- | to break |