Where does “froissement” come from?
froissement (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.
froissement (French): rustle, rustling; crumpling; strain
Definitions
- rustle, rustling; crumpling; strain
Ancestry of “froissement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | froisser | to crumple, rumple, crease; to offend, to hurt... |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | frustiare | disperse into pieces |
| 3 | Latin | frustum | a piece, bit; crumb, morsel, scrap of food |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | frustom | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrus-tós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrews- | to break |