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Where does “frileux” come from?

frileux (French) comes from Late Latin frigorosus, from Latin frīgus, from Proto-Indo-European sriges-.

frileux (French): sensitive to the cold, psychrosensitive; cautious

Definitions

  1. sensitive to the cold, psychrosensitive; cautious

Ancestry of “frileux”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinfrigorosuscold, chilly, icy, glacial
2Latinfrīgus—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansriges-—

Words derived from “frileux”

  • frileusement
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