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