Where does “fregola” come from?

fregola (Italian) comes from Italian fregare, from Latin fricare, from Latin frico, from Latin frio, from Proto-Italic *friāō.

fregola (Italian): heat, rutting; spawning; excitement, libido,...

Definitions

  1. heat, rutting; spawning; excitement, libido,...

Ancestry of “fregola”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfregareto rub; to polish; to cheat
2Latinfricarepresent active infinitive of fricō; second-person...
3LatinfricoI rub; I chafe
4LatinfrioI crumble, rub, or break into pieces
5Proto-Italic*friāō—
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