Where does “frusto” come from?

frusto (Italian) comes from Latin frustum, from Proto-Italic frustom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrus-tós, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrews- — to break.

frusto (Italian): past participle of frustare; threadbare, worn...

Definitions

  1. past participle of frustare; threadbare, worn...

Ancestry of “frusto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfrustuma piece, bit; crumb, morsel, scrap of food
2Proto-Italicfrustom—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrus-tós—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrews-to break

Words derived from “frusto”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrews- →