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Where does “froissé” come from?

froissé (French) comes from French froisser, from Vulgar Latin frustiare, from Latin frustum, from Proto-Italic frustom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrus-tós, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrews- — to break.

froissé (French): past participle of froisser; crumpled, rumpled,...

Definitions

  1. past participle of froisser; crumpled, rumpled,...

Ancestry of “froissé”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfroisserto crumple, rumple, crease; to offend, to hurt...
2Vulgar Latinfrustiaredisperse into pieces
3Latinfrustuma piece, bit; crumb, morsel, scrap of food
4Proto-Italicfrustom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrus-tós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrews-to break
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