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Where does “frire” come from?

frire (French) comes from Old French frire, from Latin frīgō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

frire (French): to fry

Definitions

  1. to fry

Ancestry of “frire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfrireto fry
2Latinfrīgō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

Words derived from “frire”

  • frit
  • fritware
  • fritless
  • фритюрница
  • frite
  • friterie
  • fritte
  • frit
  • friture
  • Frittüre
  • frittieren
  • friture
  • Fritt
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