Where does “frison” come from?
frison (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto friso, from French frison, from French Frise, from Middle French frise, from Italian fris, from Medieval Latin frisum, from Latin frigium, from Arabic إِفْرِيز — to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself.
frison (Esperanto): accusative singular of friso
Definitions
- accusative singular of friso
Ancestry of “frison”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | friso | frieze; Frisian |
| 2 | French | frison | a lock of hair; Frisian, from or pertaining to... |
| 3 | French | Frise | — |
| 4 | Middle French | frise | — |
| 5 | Italian | fris | — |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | frisum | — |
| 7 | Latin | frigium | — |
| 8 | Arabic | إِفْرِيز | king beam, cornice |
| 9 | Classical Syriac | ܦܪܝܙܘܡܐ | — |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | περίζωμα | A loincloth worn around the waist |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | περῐ- | around; very; round about |
| 12 | New Latin | helium | helium |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | Ἥλιος | sun |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 15 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |