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Where does “frayer” come from?

frayer (French) comes from Old French freier, from Latin fricō, from Latin frio, from Proto-Italic *friāō.

frayer (French): to open up, clear; to spawn, to fertilize an egg;...

Definitions

  1. to open up, clear; to spawn, to fertilize an egg;...

Ancestry of “frayer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfreier—
2Latinfricō—
3LatinfrioI crumble, rub, or break into pieces
4Proto-Italic*friāō—

Words derived from “frayer”

  • defray
  • defrayal
  • defrayment
  • defrayable
  • defrayer
  • défrayer
  • desfrayer
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