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
2Latinfrīguscold, coldness, coolness, chilliness
3Proto-Indo-Europeansriges-

Words derived from “frileux

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sriges-Every word from Latin frīgusEvery word from Late Latin frigorosus