Where does “frustrater” come from?
frustrater (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.
frustrater (English): One who or that which frustrates
Definitions
- One who or that which frustrates
Ancestry of “frustrater”, step by step
frustrater traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English frustrate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | frustrate | To disappoint or defeat; to vex by depriving of... |
| 2 | Latin | frustratus | a deceiving, deception |
| 3 | Latin | frūstror | to disappoint, frustrate, defraud, cheat, deceive with false hopes |
| 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 |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |