Where does “frite” come from?
frite (French) comes from French frit, from Old French frit, from Latin frīctus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
frite (French): feminine singular of frit; chips, French fries;...
Definitions
- feminine singular of frit; chips, French fries;...
Ancestry of “frite”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | frit | past participle of frire; fried |
| 2 | Old French | frit | — |
| 3 | Latin | frīctus | — |
| 4 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
Words derived from “frite”