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Where does “frodabile” come from?

frodabile (Italian) comes from Italian frodare, from Latin fraudo, from Latin fraus, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrewgʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

frodabile (Italian): That can be defrauded

Definitions

  1. That can be defrauded

Ancestry of “frodabile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfrodareto defraud, to swindle, to cheat, to deceive
2LatinfraudoI cheat, defraud, swindle; I embezzle
3LatinfrausA cheating, deceit, guile, fraud; A delusion,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrewgʰ-to deceive, to mislead; to serve one's tribe;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold
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