Where does “fregato” come from?
fregato (Italian) comes from French frégate, from Italian fregata, from Latin aphractus, from Ancient Greek ἄφρακτος, from Ancient Greek φράκτης, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
fregato (Italian): past participle of fregare; swindled, taken in,...
Definitions
- past participle of fregare; swindled, taken in,...
Ancestry of “fregato”, step by step
fregato traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French frégate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | frégate | frigate; frigatebird; first-person singular... |
| 2 | Italian | fregata | rub, polish; rip-off; feminine singular of... |
| 3 | Latin | aphractus | An open boat |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἄφρακτος | unfenced, unfortified, unguarded |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φράκτης | sluice with gates |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πεῖρα | trial, experiment, attempt |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via German Fregatte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Fregatte | frigate |