Where does “frustrate” come from?
Frustrate derives from Latin frustratus, past participle of frustro meaning to deceive or disappoint, from frustra meaning in vain, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰrewgʰ- and dʰer-.
frustrate (English): To disappoint or defeat; to vex by depriving of...
Definitions
- To disappoint or defeat; to vex by depriving of...
Ancestry of “frustrate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | frustratus | a deceiving, deception |
| 2 | Latin | frūstror | to disappoint, frustrate, defraud, cheat, deceive with false hopes |
| 3 | Latin | frustra | in deception, in error; without effect, to no... |
| 4 | Latin | fraus | A cheating, deceit, guile, fraud; A delusion,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrewgʰ- | to deceive, to mislead; to serve one's tribe;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |