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Where does “frissonner” come from?

frissonner (French) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

frissonner (French): tremble; shiver; rustle

Definitions

  1. tremble; shiver; rustle

Ancestry of “frissonner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchfrissonA shiver or thrill of fright that can be...
2Late Latinfrictiofriction; massage
3Latinfrīgeō—
4Latin-eō—
5Proto-Italic-ēōForms stative verbs, indicating a state of being;...
6Proto-Italic-ējō—
7Proto-Indo-European-éh₁yetiThematicization of the athematic stative verbal...
8Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Words derived from “frissonner”

  • frissonnement
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