Where does “frissonnement” come from?
frissonnement (French) comes from French frissonner, from French frisson, from Late Latin frictio, from Latin frīgeō, from Latin -eō, from Proto-Italic -ēō, from Proto-Italic -ējō, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
frissonnement (French): shivering, the shivers
Definitions
- shivering, the shivers
Ancestry of “frissonnement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | frissonner | tremble; shiver; rustle |
| 2 | French | frisson | A shiver or thrill of fright that can be... |
| 3 | Late Latin | frictio | friction; massage |
| 4 | Latin | frīgeō | to be cold or chilly; freeze |
| 5 | Latin | -eō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ēō | Forms stative verbs, indicating a state of being;... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -ējō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₁yeti | Thematicization of the athematic stative verbal... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |