Where does “frais” come from?
frais (French) comes from Middle French frais, from Old French freis, from Vulgar Latin *friscum, from Proto-Germanic friskaz, from Proto-Indo-European preysk- — fresh.
frais (French): fresh; cool; recent, something that has just...
Definitions
- fresh; cool; recent, something that has just...
Ancestry of “frais”, step by step
frais traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle French frais
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | frais | fresh |
| 2 | Old French | freis | fresh; new |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | *friscum | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | friskaz | fresh; not salty, unsalted |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | preysk- | fresh |
via Latin fractum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | fractum | accusative supine of frangō; nominative neuter... |
via Old French fres
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | fres | fresh; new |