Where does “fronza” come from?

fronza (Galician) comes from Latin frondeus, from Latin -eus, from Ancient Greek -εῖος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

fronza (Galician): brushwood, leaf litter; twig of the broom

Definitions

  1. brushwood, leaf litter; twig of the broom

Ancestry of “fronza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfrondeusof leaves; covered with leaves; leafy
2Latin-eusargentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →...
3Ancient Greek-εῖοςForms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"...
4Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
5Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →Every word from Latin -eus →Every word from Ancient Greek -εῖος →