Where does “sfrangiare” come from?
sfrangiare (Italian) comes from Italian frangiare, from Italian frangia, from French frange, from Old French frenge, from Vulgar Latin frimbia, from Latin fimbriae, from Latin fimbria — fringe, border, edge.
sfrangiare (Italian): To fringe or fray
Definitions
- To fringe or fray
Ancestry of “sfrangiare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | frangiare | to fringe |
| 2 | Italian | frangia | fringe, forelock, bang; ruche, ruching, ruffle;... |
| 3 | French | frange | fringe; inflection of franger: ## first-person... |
| 4 | Old French | frenge | fringe |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | frimbia | — |
| 6 | Latin | fimbriae | fibres, threads, shreds, fringe; nominative... |
| 7 | Latin | fimbria | fringe, border, edge |