Where does “super-heavy frigate” come from?
super-heavy frigate (English) comes from English heavy frigate, from English frigate, from French frégate, from Italian fregata, from Latin aphractus, from Ancient Greek ἄφρακτος, from Ancient Greek φράκτης, from Ancient Greek -τής — passed , crossed.
super-heavy frigate (English): A type of frigate, characterised by its very heavy armament
Definitions
- A type of frigate, characterised by its very heavy armament
Ancestry of “super-heavy frigate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | heavy frigate | A type of frigate, characterised by its heavy armament |
| 2 | English | frigate | An obsolete type of sailing warship with a single... |
| 3 | French | frégate | frigate; frigatebird; first-person singular... |
| 4 | Italian | fregata | rub, polish; rip-off; feminine singular of... |
| 5 | Latin | aphractus | An open boat |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἄφρακτος | unfenced, unfortified, unguarded |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | φράκτης | sluice with gates |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | πεῖρα | trial, experiment, attempt |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |