Where does “frustum” come from?
Frustum comes from Latin frustum, from Proto-Italic frustom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrus-tós, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root bʰrews-.
frustum (English): A cone or pyramid whose tip has been truncated by...
Definitions
- A cone or pyramid whose tip has been truncated by...
Ancestry of “frustum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | frustum | a piece, bit; crumb, morsel, scrap of food |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | frustom | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrus-tós | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrews- | to break |
Words derived from “frustum”