Where does “fricativo” come from?
fricativo (Italian) comes from English fricative, from New Latin fricativus, from Latin fricō, from Latin frio, from Proto-Italic *friāō.
fricativo (Italian): fricative
Ancestry of “fricativo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | fricative | Any of several sounds produced by air flowing... |
| 2 | New Latin | fricativus | — |
| 3 | Latin | fricō | — |
| 4 | Latin | frio | I crumble, rub, or break into pieces |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *friāō | — |
Words derived from “fricativo”