Where does “frustrative” come from?
frustrative (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.
frustrative (English): That frustrates; causing frustration
Definitions
- That frustrates; causing frustration
Ancestry of “frustrative”, step by step
| 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 |