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Where does “fruste” come from?

fruste (French) comes from Italian frusto, from Latin frustum, from Proto-Italic frustom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrus-tós, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrews- — to break.

fruste (French): rough, uncouth, coarse

Definitions

  1. rough, uncouth, coarse

Ancestry of “fruste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfrustopast participle of frustare; threadbare, worn...
2Latinfrustuma piece, bit; crumb, morsel, scrap of food
3Proto-Italicfrustom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrus-tós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrews-to break

Words derived from “fruste”

  • frustement
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrews- →