Where does “frantumatrice” come from?
frantumatrice (Italian) comes from Italian frantumare, from Italian frantume, from Italian franto, from Vulgar Latin franctus, from Latin fractus, from Latin frangere, from Latin frangō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.
frantumatrice (Italian): crusher (machine)
Definitions
- crusher (machine)
Ancestry of “frantumatrice”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | frantumare | To break, smash or shatter |
| 2 | Italian | frantume | smithereen; a fragment of anything shattered |
| 3 | Italian | franto | past participle of frangere broken |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | franctus | — |
| 5 | Latin | fractus | broken, shattered, having been broken;... |
| 6 | Latin | frangere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | frangō | to break, shatter |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrēǵ- | to shine, shimmer |