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Where does “frustratest” come from?

frustratest (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.

frustratest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...

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  1. second-person singular simple present form of...

Ancestry of “frustratest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfrustrateTo disappoint or defeat; to vex by depriving of...
2Latinfrustratus
3Latinfrūstror—
4Latinfrustrain deception, in error; without effect, to no...
5LatinfrausA cheating, deceit, guile, fraud; A delusion,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrewgʰ-to deceive, to mislead; to serve one's tribe;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold
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