Where does “effréné” come from?
effréné (French) comes from Latin effrenatus, from Latin effreno, from Latin freno, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.
effréné (French): wild, frantic, unbridled
Definitions
- wild, frantic, unbridled
Ancestry of “effréné”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | effrenatus | unbridled, let loose; unrestrained, unruly |
| 2 | Latin | effreno | I unbridle, let loose |
| 3 | Latin | freno | I fit a bridle; I curb, restrain, check or brake;... |
| 4 | Latin | -ō | suffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |