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Where does “frayeur” come from?

frayeur (French) comes from Old French freor, from Latin fragorem — accusative singular of fragor.

frayeur (French): fright, fear, dread

Definitions

  1. fright, fear, dread

Ancestry of “frayeur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfreorfear; terror
2Latinfragoremaccusative singular of fragor
Every word from Latin fragorem →