Where does “fritte” come from?
fritte (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.
fritte (French): past participle of fritter; sintered
Definitions
- past participle of fritter; sintered
Ancestry of “fritte”, step by step
fritte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French frit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | frit | past participle of frire; fried |
| 2 | Old French | frit | — |
| 3 | Latin | frīctus | roasted, fried |
| 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 |
via Italian fritta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | fritta | — |