Where does “frustrately” come from?
frustrately (English) comes from English frustrate, from Latin frustratus, from Latin frūstror, from Latin frustra, from Latin fraus, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrewgʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.
frustrately (English): in vain
Ancestry of “frustrately”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | frustrate | To disappoint or defeat; to vex by depriving of... |
| 2 | Latin | frustratus | |
| 3 | Latin | frūstror | — |
| 4 | Latin | frustra | in deception, in error; without effect, to no... |
| 5 | Latin | fraus | A cheating, deceit, guile, fraud; A delusion,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrewgʰ- | to deceive, to mislead; to serve one's tribe;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |