Where does “frittelloso” come from?

frittelloso (Italian) comes from Italian frittella, from Italian fritto, from Latin frīctus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

frittelloso (Italian): Covered in grease strains

Definitions

  1. Covered in grease strains

Ancestry of “frittelloso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfrittellafritter; flapjack; grease strain
2Italianfrittofried; fried food, fry; past participle of...
3Latinfrīctusroasted, fried
4Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
5Proto-Italic-tus—
6Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →Every word from Latin -tus →Every word from Latin frīctus →